HomeMy WebLinkAbout0331 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING A.10 PROHIBITING TIS SALE , USE. "OR POSSESS-
ION Oso'. NARCOTIC DRUGS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OT THE CITY "OF PASC0, DO. ORDAIN AS FO OWS
Section 1. • It shall be unlawful, for argy personAto sell, give
away or . otherwise dispose of or t.o us-e 'qj ,•have in his _or her possess
ion any opium, morphine, ':alkaloid.'.cocaine ,'"o'r alpha or beta eucaine,
or °qny derivative , mixtuxe or: preparation of arty' of .:them, exCept. upon
the signed pne. soription , of a "phy"sicie-n .d-uly licensed under the
lags of'. this state', .which prescription 'shall be retained .by the
person dispensing :the same shall' be filled but once , and of which
no copy shall ..be taken "by any 'person. The person' dispensing the'
- same shall at the time thereof indorse -on : the back of , such .pre'scrip
tion the name and street •and house number o'f, the person to whom `die
pensed;' and the proprietor or manager of the , store where dispensed
shall keep all. such prescriptions in a permanent file, separate from
&1l:other prescriptions, in his place of ;business dor"the period, of
two, years after the same shall have been dispensed, and shall at any
tim6 allow the • same:. to be ins-pected', and "copie•e" thereof to be made
b, any -member of the "police department or the" City Attorney's" of
Tice:, Provided ;that nothing,- herein, c.ontai-n.ed.'shall prohibit any. mane-
fdctzrer or -licensed drtigg st `from .sel-ling• or delivering -any df the ~'
drugs nome•d to a pe.rson:knom to be a licensed, physician or.licensed.
druggist, nor -prohibit a physician' from dispensing the "same in good
faith to his patients, nor: prohibit the sale:-of., patent or proprietary
medicines containing .opium o.r,morphine , in combination o-r pompound
with "other active elements .wherein the dose of-opium i-s Tess ''than
ono-quarter grain ,'or' t} e'"dose of morphili .. is les�� Lh��=,01�� t��entieth
Section .2:' ''Any person violating any provision, "of" this Ordin-
ance shall "upon conviction be punished, by a fine `of not more than
Two Tlundred Fifty ( 2501 Dollars, orimprisonment in the. City Jail
for not more-than ninety (90.) days , or by both sti ch fire and -im-
pris onme'nt . r
Section" 3. This" Orlin n•ce shall take effect five dW. s from.
and after its passage and publication.
PASSED and APPROVED this 5th day of September, 1922.
ATTEST:
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CityjClerk.
Approved as to form:
i orney. .