English: Pursuant to AMC 1.40.030 - Use of seal without permission prohibited.
A. A person may not use or make a die, impression, or electronic duplication of the municipal seal for any advertising or commercial purpose, unless written permission has first been obtained from the mayor or designee.
This section does not impair authority of the Municipal Clerk and the Assembly to use the seal for official business without the consent of the mayor.
B. Licensing shall be upon terms and conditions approved by the municipal attorney's office.
C. For purposes of this section, advertising means:
1. Communication used to encourage, persuade, or manipulate an audience to take or continue some action, and includes commercial offerings; or
2. Non-commercial communications of any type made for the purpose of conveying, or in a manner reasonably calculated to convey, a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the municipality or by any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof.
Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 p.m.a.), Mainland China (50 p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 p.m.a.), Mexico (100 p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.
This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status.
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