HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1139 - Drug paraphernalia (Repealed by 1993)CIT Y 0 E·MAR Y S V ILL E
Marysville,Wa~hirigton
ORDINANCE NO.;/79
An Ordinan~e of the City of Marysville regulati~g
the sal~and delivcljof drug paraphernalia,
requiring t.hei r epo r t i.ng of all "such:t rans ac t i ons ,
and pres (:1'i bing ·ci'imin[l1.p en al t i.es vf 01:fil .iI ur e or
refusal to comply.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,WA~HINGTON DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Definition of "Drug Paraphernalia".The term
Ildrug paraphernalia"means all equipment,p:roducts and materials of
any kind which are used,intended for use or designed for use .in
pl~nting,propagating,cultivating,gro~ing,harvesting,manufacturing,
compounding,t6nver~ing,producing,processin~,preparing,testing,
analyzing,packaging,repackaging,storing,containing,concealing,
injecting,ingesting,inhaling,or otherwisc introducing into the
human body a·controlled substance in violation of Chapter 16.S0RCW
(Uniform Controlled Substances Act).1t includes,but is not·limited
to:
(1)Ki.t.s used,intended for use,or 'designed for
lise in planting,propagating,cultivating,growing or·
harvesting of any species of plant which is.a cnntrolled
substance or from which a controlled substance can b~
.derived',
(2)Kits used,ini~nded for use;·or designed for use
in manufacturing r compounding,·converting,producing,
processing,or preparing controlled substances;
(3)
designed
of plant
tsomerizationdevices used,intended for use,or
for use in:incieasing the potency of any species
which is a controlled substance~...),;.,
(4)Testi~g,~qui~~ent used,i~tended for use,or
des igned for <l~sein'identifying,or in analyzing the
s t r e TLg t h ,e f f e c-t:.i v e nes S ·0 Y pur i t Y 0 f con t roll ed sub s tan ce s ;
:CS):·Scales and ba l.an ce s used,·intended for use,or
de~tgn~~for us~in weigij~n~6~,measuring controlled
s ubs tan ce s;"~'.;;....'.',):..'."',,.............,....
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(6)Diluents and adulterants,such as quinine
hyd r och 1 or ide,marin ito 1 fcJ)lClD ni 1.e"dex t TO S e'and lac t05 e ,
used,intended fo~u~~~~pr:~~~!gned for .use in cutting
con t r o lIed subs t ance.s]. . ,
(7)Separ.a t i on vg.ins .an d s i.ft er s used,intended for
use,or des igned f o r.use'-i.n r ernovi.n g twigs and seeds
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from,or in,otherwise cleaning or refining,marijuana;
,(8)Hypodermic syringes,needles and other objects'
"used,intended for use,or designed for use in parenterally
injec~ing controlledsubstanc~s into the hu~an body;
(9)Objects used,intended for use,or designed for
use in injesting,,inhaling,or otherwise introducing
marijuana,cocaine,hashish,or 'hashish oil into the hu~an
body,such'as:
(a)Metal,wno d erj,.a cr y Li c ,glass,stone,.
plastic,or ceramicpipes\vith or without s c.r e.e ns,
permanent screens,hashish heads,or punctUred
metal bowls;
(b)Water pipes;
(c)Carburetion tubes and'devices;
,{d)Smoking and carburetion masks;'
(el Roach clips,(meaning objects used to hold
burning material,such as a ~arijuana cigarettB,that
has b~come too small or too short to be held in the
hand);
(f)Miniatuie cocaine spoons,and cocaine ~ials;
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(g)Chamber pi~es:
(h)Ca rbu r e.tor pipes;
(i)'~:Fecti"ic pipes;
(j )1'Air -d ri ven pipes;
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;(k)Chillums;
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(nd "Ice pipes"or :~hill~:r'~~';'
Section,2.Identi;fying,l)rug.Paraphermilia.In determining
whether an object isdrug;p~raphernalia:~a court or other ,authority'
should c.on sid er ,in addition'to ~lll.other logically 'relevant factors,
,the following:.
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'(1)St~:t:enlents'-by ali ow~e~'or by .anyone in control
of the object concerning its uSe;
(2)Prior convictions;if any,of an owner or of
anyone in control ,of the·object,under any State,or F~dera1
law relating to any controlled substance;
,(3)The pro xi mit y 0 f the,0 b j ec t,in,tim e an (1 spa ce ,
to a direct ~iQlation of ihe Uniform Controlled Substances
Act;
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(4)The proximity of the object to contr611ed substarices;,
(5)The existence of .any residue of
controlled substances ori the object;
,(6)Direct or circumstantial evidence of the intent,
of,an 'owne~,or of anyone in co~tol of the,object,to deliver
it to persons whom,he knows;or shoul~reasoriably kriow,
intend to use the object to facilitate a ~iolation of the
Uniform Controlled Substan~es 'Att;ihe infiocence of an owner,
or of anyone in control of the object,ai to a direct "
violation o!said Act shall not'prevent a findirig that the
object is intended for use',o r designed f ori us e as dru g
paraphernalia;
(7)Instructions,oral 'or .wr it t.en jvp r ov id ed with the
object c~n~erning its use;'
(8)Descriptive materials accompanyingt~e 'object
,which explain or depict'its use;
(9')
(10)
Nation~l and l6c~~ad~ertisingconcerning its use;
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The manner in which the object is displayed for
(11)'Whether the owner,or anyone in'control:of the
object,is a legitimate sup~lier of like or related items
to the ~ommunity~such as a licensed ~istributor or dealer
of tobacco products;
(12)Direct or circumstantial evidence of t~6 ratio
of sales aT the objects to the total sales o:f the business
interprise;,
(13)The existence and scope of legi~imate uses 'for.
the object in the community;
'(14)Exp~'r~t.e s.t i moriy conc.erning its use.
Section 3;,Duty To Report Transacti6ns.~t shall be ~n1awful
for 'any pe r s'on tQ1>ell"/give or deliver to any other person any drug
p ar aphe rria Li-a :w:ithout 'first c omp l.e ti ng a wr i tt en report of the same an
such forms'a s st.he City shall prescribe.'Said report shall'include,at
a minimum ,',the .f o Ll ow in g..i n f or mat Lon :'-'-'
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(1).,Th~e"d,ate'of 't'he~:tr ans aor.ion ;
(2)A descriptiQn of~the objects ~old,given or
d e '1'1'v E'red .,""~"~,~,'.:
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(3)Jhe name and a~dYess''of the persori or business
se 1:1.i ng , g i ving or de 1i veJ;'ing'r -t he ob j ec ts ;
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(4)The name~'address and age of'the pe~son buying or
receiving th~objects;
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(5)A:clisclosure that this 'Yeport 1-vil1 be filed with
the Mar~sville Police D~partment;.
.(6)A wa r n i ng that the use of the drug .pa r ap he r na Li a
in ~onnection with a controlled subs~ance is a criminal
violation;
(7)A warning that any subsequent sal~,gift or .
delivery of the drug paraphernalia will require the completion
.and filing of an additional Teport form,and the failure to
comply will con~titute a criminal violatiori.
One copy of the report form·shall be given to the person
purchasing or r ec ei v.ing the drug p ar aphe'rria L'i a ;one copy shall be kept
by the-person .se.Llirig,'giving or del iverringtthe drug paraphernalia;and one·
copy.shall be filed with the Marysville Police Department.It shall be
the .du t y 0 f the per son sell in g,g i vi n g or de 1 i veri n g the cl rug par a p her -
nalia to file the report wi.t h the Ma r y sv il.I.e Police Department within
twenty-four hours afte~the transaction.
Section 4:gightof Inspection.The Chief of Police,or
his designee,shall have the right,,at all times during ordinary
business hours,to enter upon the pre~ises owned or operated by any
person dealing in drug paraphernalia,and to inspect all books and
records ielating to such transactions for the purpose of determinini
complian~e with the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 5.False Reports.It shall be unlawful for any
person who is purchasing or receiving drug par~phern~lia to provi~e
false,fraudulent or incomplete information.,for inclusiori in the
report ing form.It sha 11 be un l.awf u 1.for any p er so n to file a report ing
form with the Marysville Police Department which is known,or reasonably
should be known,to contain false,fr~udul~nt or in~ompleteinformation.
Section 6 .Pencilty .:;'Any person violating a provi.sionof-this Ordinance'
shall be gu i 1 ty of mi s d errre an o r.,and shall be pun l shed by a fine not
to exceed ~SOO,or by.imp:ri'sonment ;i.n j ail for not mor e than six months,
or by,both su~h fine ~rd imprisonment.
5~~tiQn 7:Severability.If'any proiiston·of this ordinance,
or the appl ica.t ion thereof:to any per~0n,pr ~i r'cums tance ishe1 d
invalid,the invali~ity dO~~'not ~ff~~t,'Qthe~provisiens or applications
of the ordiriancewhi~hcin:be'given effect without the invalid provision
or application,and to this encltheprovisions of this'ordinance Q.re
severable.. "'."C ~::.
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ORDINANCE/4
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Bfj-~a/.I (.1 ty ~ttrney
PASSL1~.by the City C:ounc'il ;l~d APPROVED by the MayoT.this
day of 1/6oS T '1980.
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.THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE
By~;J~.~'/~/-MaYOl~.
Attest :~Y;eQ,ik:~.