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It shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not in excess of five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both, for any person, during an emergency, to engage in the actions set forth in subsections A through C of this section:

A. Willfully obstruct, hinder, or delay any member of the emergency organization in the enforcement of any lawful rule or regulation issued pursuant to this chapter, or in the performance of any duty imposed upon him or her by virtue of this chapter.

B. Do any act forbidden by any lawful rule or regulation issued pursuant to this chapter, if such act is of such a nature as to give, or be likely to give, assistance to the enemy or to imperil the lives or property of inhabitants of this city, or to prevent, hinder or delay the defense or protection thereof. Any violation of any duly enacted public health measure to mitigate or prevent the transmission of a communicable disease that presents a risk of serious illness or death to city residents or of any emergency measure enacted to prevent the exposure of residents to it shall be presumed “to imperil the lives or property of inhabitants of this city,” and failure to remedy such violation after direction by any authorized city personnel charged with enforcing such measures shall be presumed “to prevent, hinder or delay the defense or protection thereof” for purposes of this chapter.

C. Wear, carry or display, without authority, any means of identification specified by the emergency agency of the state.

D. As used in this chapter, “rule or regulation issued pursuant to this chapter” means, in addition to any duly adopted ordinance of the city, any duly adopted resolution, proclamation, declaration or order of the city council, the disaster council or the emergency services director in furtherance of their respective emergency powers pursuant to a declared local (city or county), state or federal emergency affecting the city of San Luis Obispo.

E. As used in this chapter, “rule or regulation issued pursuant to this chapter” shall also include any emergency or public health measure, order or directive applicable in the city and issued by any county of San Luis Obispo, state of California or Unites States jurisdictional authority authorized to issue or enact such emergency or public health measures, orders or directives, where the city council, disaster council and/or emergency services director has authorized or directed the enforcement of such measures pursuant to their powers under this chapter or their otherwise applicable authority to take actions in furtherance of the health, safety and welfare of the city organization and residents.

F. In addition to misdemeanor prosecution, nothing herein shall preclude enforcement of violations of this chapter by any means otherwise permitted by the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code or other applicable law, including but not limited to administrative or civil enforcement. (Ord. 1692 § 3, 2021; prior code § 2430.7)