Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by revising Chapter 9-4400, entitled "Responsible Business Operations," to add the sale of tobacco in violation of 18 Pa. C.S. § 6305 to the list of nuisance behaviors, under certain terms and conditions.

Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by revising Chapter 9-4400, entitled "Responsible Business Operations," to add the sale of tobacco in violation of 18 Pa. C.S. § 6305 to the list of nuisance behaviors, under certain terms and conditions. SECTION 1. Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows: TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS * * * CHAPTER 9-4400. RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS OPERATIONS § 9-4401. Definitions. * * * (3) Nuisance Behavior . Behavior that interferes with the health, safety or welfare of the community, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) Illegal consumption or sale of alcoholic beverages; (b) Illegal sale of tobacco products in violation of state law. (c) [(b)] Illegal drug activity; (d) [(c)] Unlawful street or sidewalk obstruction; (e) [(d)] Gambling and illegal gaming activities; (f) [(e)] Public urination or defecation; (g) [(f)] Litter in the right-of-way, including the sidewalk or street; (h) [(g)] Prostitution; (i) [(h)] Owning, operating or conducting a vehicle chop shop in any building or structure, including a lot or curtilage, for the purpose of dealing in stolen vehicles or stolen vehicle parts or illegally obtaining and altering vehicles or vehicle identification numbers of vehicle parts; (j) [(i)] Vehicles parked on the sidewalk; (k) [(j)]Use of street parking spaces or sidewalk for open storage, sale, or rental of goods, or…