HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #2116 ORDINANCE 2116
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE
BY AMENDING SECTIONS 9. 60 . 010 AND 9. 60 . 020
THEREOF AND ADDING SECTION 9. 60 . 030 THERETO,
PERTAINING TO HYPNOTISM
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does
ordain as follows :
.1. SECTION 1 . The Huntington Beach Municipal Code is
hereby amended by amending Sections 9. 60. 010 and 9. 60. 020 to
read as follows :
9.60. 010 Prohibited. No person shall carry on, practice
or profess to practice the business or act of astrology, palm-
istry, phrenology, life-reading, fortune-telling, cartomancy,
clairvoyance, clairaudience, crystal gazing, mediumship, spirit
photography, spirit writing, spirit voices, spirit material-
ization, etherealization, prophecy, augury, divination, magic,
necromancy, character reading or fortune-telling by handwriting
analysis, or other similar business or act , and demand or
receive directly or indirectly, a fee, gift, donation or reward
for the exercise or exhibition. .
9 . 60. 020 Teaching unlawful. No person shall teach or
give instruction in astrology, palmistry, phrenology , life-
reading, fortune-telling, cartomancy, clairvoyance, clair-
audience, crystal gazing, mediumship, spirit writing,
spirit voices, spirit materialization, etherealization, pro-
phecy, augury, divination, magic, necromancy, or other simi-
lar business or act and demand, ask or receive directly or
indirectly, a gift, fee, donation or reward for such teaching
or instruction.
SECTION 2. The Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding thereto Section 9 . 60 . 030 to read as follows :
9. 60. 030 Hypnotism--Practice Prohibited. No person shall
practice hypnotism within the city of Huntington Beach except
psychologists licensed under Section 2903 of the California
Business and Professions Code, and those persons who would be
permitted to practice hypnosis under Section 2908 of the California
Business and Professions Code, subject , however, to the restric-
tions and limitations contained in said Section 2908.
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SECTION 3 . This ordinance shall take effect thirty days
after its adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this ordinance and cause same to be published within fifteen
days after adoption in the Huntington Beach News , a weekly news-
paper of general circulation, printed and published in Huntington
Beach, California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a/5 j'a.ej4 meeting thereof held on the 6th
day of October, 1976.
ATTEST: Mayor
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
oe
C ' y Administrator City- Attorney
APPROVED, INITIATING DEPARTMENT
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FISCAL IMPACT -- BUDGETED -
FISCAL IMPACT -• NOT BUDGETED ---
REQUIRES FINANCIAL IMPACT REPORT_.._..
2.
Ord. No 2116
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the said City, do hereby certify that the whole number
of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 20th day of September
19 76 , and was again read to said City Council at a regular adjourned
meeting thereof held on the 6th- day of Qctober 19 76 and
was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of
all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen: -
Bartlett, Coen, Gibbs, Siebert, Shenkman, Wieder
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
Pattinson
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
gia M. Wentworth CITY CLERK of the City of
Hyptingt&a Pewt and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Cgunsil, do t+' "_, r "I r h,t ':his ordinance has
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AL IA M. WENT W TH
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/ Cit Clerk
Oepu ty Clerk