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<baltimore-city-law heading="Subtitle 48 – Sporting Events">
  <section prefix="§" num="48-1" heading="Throwing missiles.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="“Missile” defined.">In this section, “missile” means any object capable of being thrown or used as a projectile, but does not include empty paper wrappers.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Exclusions.">This section does not apply to a member of a team or an official participating as a principal in a sporting event while engaged in the course of conduct required by that sporting event.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Prohibited conduct.">It is unlawful for any person to toss, throw, fling, or project, or to cause the tossing, throwing, flinging, or projecting of any missile:<para num="(1)">on or in the direction of any member of a team or official participating as a principal in a sporting event; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">on any playing field or arena during the course of a sporting event.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Penalties.">Any person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or to imprisonment for not more than 12 months or to both fine and imprisonment for each offense.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §192A</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 77-521</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 09-145</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="48-2" reserved="true" />
  <section prefix="§" num="48-3" heading="Preakness Stakes tickets.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Prohibited conduct.">It is unlawful for any person to offer for sale or resale or to possess for sale or resale any Preakness Stakes ticket that:<para num="(1)">is forged or counterfeit; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">is in any way printed or issued without the consent of the Maryland Jockey Club of Baltimore City, Inc.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Penalties.">
      <para num="(1)">Any person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 for each offense.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Each ticket that is offered or possessed in violation of this section is a separate offense.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §198B</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 97-133</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 09-145</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="48-4" heading="Flying over stadium.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Prohibited conduct.">It is unlawful for any person to operate an aircraft over or around the outer limits of M&amp;amp;T Bank Stadium or Oriole Park at Camden Yards for any advertising or commercial purposes.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Penalties.">Any person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1927, art. 32, §§5, 6</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1950, art. 24, §§1, 2</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1966, art. 19, §§1, 2</annotation>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">1976/83, art. 19, §§2, 3</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 25-324</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 92-053</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 09-145</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 22-124</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
