AUCTION SALES IN STREETS; ATTRACTING CROWDS.
Raleigh City Code § 12-1021
in effectSec. 12-1021. - AUCTION SALES IN STREETS; ATTRACTING CROWDS.
No auction shall be held on any street within the City limits; nor shall any person attract a crowd to himself on any street or thoroughfare in the City so as to impede travel thereon by advertising his goods or merchandise, or by offering them for sale, or by any manner of speech making whatsoever; providing, nothing herein contained shall prohibit speech making or serenading under the control of the Chief of Police; provided further, this section shall not apply to legal sales held on public property.
Violation of this section is a misdemeanor and may also be enforced through issuance of a civil penalty pursuant to §14-1005, through injunctive or other equitable relief, or a combination of remedies.
(Code 1959, §19-1; Ord. No. 2022-339, §28, 2-15-22)
Source: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/raleigh/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=DIVIICOGEOR_PT12LIRE_CH1STPUWA_ARTBSTUSCL_S12-1021AUSASTATCRFetched: 11/1/2026