Chapter 1.15
DISTRICT NAME, SEAL AND LOGOS
Sections:
1.15.010 Property of the district.
1.15.020 Custody and authorized use of the district’s name, seal and logo.
1.15.030 Unauthorized use of district name, seal and logo.
1.15.010 Property of the district.
The name “West County Wastewater District,” the official West County Wastewater District (“district”) seals and any logos adopted and maintained by the district, and any district telephone numbers, email addresses, websites and any website banners, are the property of the district. The official seal and logo of the district are depicted below. That seal and logo may be amended, modified or supplemented by the district’s board of directors from time to time and, as amended, modified or supplemented, shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
[Ord. 17-002 § 1 (Exh. A)]
1.15.020 Custody and authorized use of the district’s name, seal and logo.
A. The district’s board of directors, general manager, or any other district employee designated by the district’s board of directors or general manager shall have custody and control of the district’s official name, seals, logos, telephone numbers, email addresses, websites and website banners and are empowered and authorized to use them, including a reproduction or facsimile of them, exclusively for purposes directly connected with the official business of the district.
B. Nothing in this chapter shall interfere with or restrict the right of any person to make a true and accurate statement in the course of stating his or her experience or qualifications for any academic, governmental, business or professional credit or enrollment, or in connection with any academic, governmental, professional or other employment. [Ord. 17-002 § 1 (Exh. A)]
1.15.030 Unauthorized use of district name, seal and logo.
Except as provided in WCWDC 1.15.020, no person or entity shall, without written permission of the district’s board of directors, use the district’s name, seals or logos, or any abbreviation of them, or any name of which the district’s name, seals or logos are a part, in any of the following ways:
A. For any commercial purpose or to otherwise designate any business, social, political, religious, or other organization, including, but not limited to, any corporation, firm, partnership, association, group, activity or enterprise;
B. To imply, indicate or otherwise suggest that any business, organization or other entity, or any product or service of the business, organization or other entity, is connected or affiliated with, or is endorsed, favored or supported by, or is disfavored or opposed by the district or the district’s board of directors;
C. To support or oppose any candidate for public office, or in any type of written, electronic or other form of communication in support of or in opposition to any candidate for public office;
D. To support or oppose any ballot measure, initiative, referendum or other issue of public concern, or in any type of written, electronic or other form of communication in support of or in opposition to any ballot measure, initiative, referendum or other issue of public concern;
E. To display, advertise, or announce the district’s name, seal or logo publicly at or in connection with any meeting, assembly, or demonstration, or any propaganda, advertising or promotional activity of any kind which has for its purpose or any part of its purpose the support, endorsement, advancement, opposition or defeat of any strike, lockout, or boycott or of any political, religious, sociological, or economic movement, activity or program. [Ord. 17-002 § 1 (Exh. A)]
1.15.040 Penalty.
A. In accordance with California Health and Safety Code Section 6523, a violation of this chapter is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 30 days, or by a fine not to exceed $1,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. In addition to the penalties provided in subsection (A) of this section, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be abated as such by the district. Each day such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense. [Ord. 17-002 § 1 (Exh. A)]