markets shall be the duty of the Market Supervisor and his/her subordinates to take custody thereof. In case the articles are not claimed within twenty-four (24) hours thereafter, they shall be returned to their safekeeping, unless they have so determined as to constitute a menace to public health, in which case, they shall be disposed of in a manner directed by the Municipal Treasurer who may also in his/her direction, cause the criminal prosecution of the guilty party, or merely warn him/her against future violation. If the articles have not deteriorated and are not claimed within the time herein fixed, said articles shall be sold at public market auction and the proceeds thereof disposed of in accordance with law.
Sec. 32. Peddling and Hawking. No person shall peddle, hawk, sell, offer for sale or expose for sale any articles in the passage ways of aisles in any market.
Sec. 33. Loafing Loitering, Hedging, Etc. No person not having lawful business in or about any market shall idly sit, lounge, walk, or lie in and on the premises of the same, nor shall any person beg or solicit contribution of any kind in any market premises. No person shall annoy or obstruct market employees in the discharge of their duties, nor shall parents allow their children to play in around their stalls or in the market premises.
Sec. 34. Drinking Liquor, Wine or any Intoxicating Drinks Prohibited. No person shall drink, serve, or dispense liquor or any intoxicating drinks within the premises of any market in Urbiztondo at any time of the day. Any violation thereof shall subject the offender to the penal provisions of this code or other existing ordinances and if the violator(s) is /are stallholders, his/her lease award shall at once be revoked.
Sec. 35. Weights and Measures. The privilege to engage in business in the markets granted to any vendor who is found violating the rules on weights and measures, shall be immediately withdrawn and cancelled of his/her leases and the stall declared vacant and open for application in addition to the penalties imposed in this Code.
Sec. 36. Loose Animals. No dogs or other animals shall be left astray in any market. The Market Supervisor is hereby empowered to catch such stray animals and subject them according based on the provisions of Municipal Ordinance No. 4 – 2022, also known as "The Anti-Stray Animal Ordinance of the Municipality of Urbiztondo".
Sec. 37. Appeal from the Decision of the Market Stall Award Committee. Any person, entity, stallholders directly affected or aggrieved by the decision or action of the Market Committee, may appeal for reconsideration to the Office of the Mayor whose decision or action thereon shall be final, except if declared otherwise illegal by competent legal authorities.
CHAPTER IX
MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC MARKETS
The following provisions for the maintenance of the public markets, both government and privately -owned established in the Municipality shall carefully and strictly observed.
SANITATION
Sec. 38. Cleanliness and Sanitation. All markets and their premises must at all times be kept clean and in good sanitary condition, including the aisles, divisions, stalls, floors, walls and equipment as well as the whole tract of land belonging to the market to safeguard the health and safety of the buying public as well as the owners, vendors and market
