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10.04.130 BLINDER RACKS.

Any person who displays, sells, or offers to sell any material that is harmful to minors, as defined by Chapter 7.6 of the California Penal Code, in a public place, other than a public place from which minors are excluded, shall place devices commonly known as blinder racks in front of the material, so that the lower two-thirds of the material is not exposed to view. The definitions of Penal Code Chapter 7.6 are incorporated herein including the definition of "harmful matter" which includes the display of photographs or pictorial representations of acts of sodomy, oral copulation, sexual intercourse, masturbation, bestiality, or representation of an exposed penis in an erect and turgid state.

It is unlawful to fail to comply with this section.