DECATUR, Ala. — "Anyone wishing to protest or demonstrate must obtain a permit from the City of Decatur per existing city code." That is part of a statement released on Thursday, Dec. 28 by Decatur mayor Tab Bowling.
Read the announcement below. FOX54 reached out to the City of Decatur for clarification on the city code referenced in the letter. Mayor Bowling responded with a copy of the permit application, which cites City Ordinance No. 00-3614 and says, "A "Parade" as defined by City Ordinance No. 00-3614, shall mean any parade, march, motorcade, promenade, ceremony, show, demonstration, assembly, exhibition, pageant, footrace, procession of any kind, or any similar display, consisting of persons, animals or vehicles, or any combination thereof, having a common purpose, design, destination or goal upon any street, park or public place in the city, which said activity does not comply with or is not governed by normal and usual traffic regulation or control.