No longer will fliers passing through California’s Los Angeles International Airport be forced to endure harassment by panhandlers.

Wednesday marked the declaration by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals clearing the way for airport law enforcement to prohibit groups from soliciting and receiving money in the terminals, parking areas, and sidewalks of the airport. In fact, those who choose to continue panhandling will face a penalty of up to six months in jail or even a fine of $1,000.

“This is a huge step forward in ensuring the comfort and safety of the traveling public at LAX,” said Los Angeles World Airports’ Executive Director Gina Marie Lindsey in a public statement.

“From now on the traveling public will not have to worry about solicitors asking for money.”

13 years after the International Society of Krishna Consciousness of California sued Los Angles for banning groups of solicitors and violating First Amendment rights, the decision was finally upheld. Arguments against the ordinance cite that seizing of aggressive soliciting tactics 25 years ago and subsequent lower numbers of complaints shows that panhandling is harming no party in a direct fashion.

“If somebody says no, devotees leave them alone and move on to the next person,” said Amarendra Dasa, a longtime lawyer for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.

“We don’t approach people in ticket lines or security lines, we don’t bother them while they’re getting their baggage or while they’re in the food court; and of course, we’re always offering something of value, our spiritual books.”

An injunction prevented the city from enforcing the ordinance since then, but earlier this year, the California Supreme Court upheld the ordinance. Organizations are welcome to hand out literature and ask for donations via official avenues, but direct exchange of currency is no longer welcome in the LAX airport.