Prohibited activities during distressed-merchandise sales.
Columbus City Codes § 535.13
in effect535.13 - Prohibited activities during distressed-merchandise sales.
No person issued a distressed-merchandise sale license shall during a distressed-merchandise sale:
(a) Add any goods to the stock described in the inventory filed with the original application.
(b) Sell, offer for sale, or permit to be sold or offered for sale, any goods not listed in the inventory with the representation express or implied that such goods are being sold or offered for sale at a distressed-merchandise sale.
(c) Fail to keep any goods not listed in said inventory separate and apart from the goods listed in the inventory or fail to make such distinction clear to the public by appropriate tags placed on all inventoried goods in and about the place of sale apprising the public of the status of all such goods.
(d) Fall to tag prominently all goods being offered for sale at a distressed-merchandise sale indicating both the true original retail price of said goods and the price at which the goods are being offered for sale.
(e) Misrepresent or permit to be misrepresented the true original retail price of any goods being offered for sale.
(f) Violate any of the provisions of this chapter or C.C.C. chapter 2939.
(Ord. 517-77; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021; Ord. No. 0768-2024, § 3, 3-18-2024)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT5BURELICO_CH535CLTSADIRCSA_535.13PRACDUDIRCSAFetched: 10/27/2026