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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 1966-17VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH ORDINANCE NO. 66-17 An Ordinance Regulating the Possession and Purchase or De- livery of Barbiturates and Other Prohibited Drugs The Village Council of the Vil- lage of Plymouth Does Hereby Ordain as Follows: Section 1. Definitions. 1.01 Prohibited Drug. As used herein the term "prohibited drug" means. (a) Barbital and any deriva- tive thereof; including but not limited to the following: dieth- yl-barbituric acid; any alkyl, aryl, metallic or halogenated derivative of barbituric acid; veronal (barbitone); proponal, ipral; dial; neonal (soneryl); sandoptal; amytal; phenobarbital (luminal); phandorn, noctal; allonal (which contains allyliso- propyi-barbituric acid in com- bination w i t h amido-pyrine) medianl; any preparation, mix- ture or other substance contain- ing any of the foregoing sub- stances. (b) Amphetamine and any derivatives thereof including but not limited to such sub- stances as follows: desoxyephe- drine (methamphetamine) me- phentermine, pipradol, phenme- trazine, methylphenidate or any salt mixture or optical isomer thereof which salt mixture or optical isomer has a stimulating effect on the central nervous system. (c) Chloral Hydrate (Chloral); Chlordiazepoxide and its salts (Librium); Diazwpam (Valium); Ethchlorvynol (Placidyl); Ethi- namate (Valmid); Glutethimide (Doriden); Meprobamate (Mil- town, Equnii, Meprospan, Me- protabs); Methyprylon (Nolu- dar); Paraldehyde. 1.02 Delivery. The term "de- liver" means sale, offer for sale, barter, exchange, administering, dispensing, giving away, distrib- uting, or supplying in any other manner. The term deliver as herein defined shall include the attempt to do such acts as well as the actual completed commission thereof. 1.03 Patient. The term "pa- tient" means, as the case may be (a) the individual for whom a prohibited drug is prescribed or to whom a prohibited drug is administered, or (b) the owner or the agent of the owner of any animal for which a prohibited drug is prescribed or to which a prohibited drug is administered. 1.04 Person. The term "per- son" includes individual, corpora- tion, partnership, and association. 1.05 Practitioner. The term "practitioner" means a person licensed by law to prescribe and administer any of the prohibited drugs as defined above. 1.06 Pharmacist. The term "pharmacist" means a person duly licensed and registered with the Minnesota State Board of Pharm- acy as a registered pi,armacist. 1.07 Prescription. The term "prescription" means a written or oral order by a practitioner to a pharmacist for a prohibitive drug or stimulant for a particular pa- tient, which specifies the date of its issue, the name and address of such practitioner, the name and address of the patient (and, if such barbiturate or stimulant is prescribed for an animal, the spe- cies of such animal), the name and quantity of the prohibited drug prescribed, the directions for use of such drug, and in the case of a written order the signa- ture of such practitioner. An oral order by a practitioner for a pro- hibitive drug must be promptly reduced to writing by the pharm- acist. 1.08 Manufacturer. The term "manufacturer" m e a n s persons other than pharmacists who pre- pare drugs in dosage forms by mixing, compounding, encapsulat- ing, entableting, or other process. 1.09 Wholesaler. The term "wholesaler" means persons en gaged in the business of distrib uting prohibited drugs to person.; included in any of the classes named in Section 3. 1.1^ Warehouseman. The term "warehouseman" means persons who store prohibited drugs, for others and who have no control over the disposition of such pro- hibited drugs or stimulants ex- cept for the purpose of such stor- age. Section 2. Unlawful Possession. Deliverp or Purchase. It is un- lawful for any person to have in possession, purchase, or to deliver as herein defined any prohibited drug as defined in Section i here- of, except on a lawful prescrip- tion by a practitioner. Section 3. Excepted Lawful Budlaessesand Protenia . Sec- tion 2 of this ordinance shall not apply to the following in the or- dinary course of their trade, their business, or profession provided, however, this exception shall not be a defense to the doing of the acts prohibited in said Sections 2 or 4 hereof: (a) Practitioners. (b) Pharmacists. (e) Manufacturers. (d) Pharmacists as manufac- turers. (e) Wholesalers. (f) Warehousemen. (g) Persons engaged in transporting such prohibited drugs as agent or employee if a practitioner, pharmacist, man- ufacturer, warehouseman, wholesaler, common carrier. (h) Public officers or public employees in the performance of official duties requiring pos- session or control of such pro- hibited drugs, or persons aiding such officers or employees in the performance of such duties. (i) Any patient as herein defined with respect to procur- ing, possession and use of a prohibited drug in accordance with the term of a prescription and prescribed treatment (j) Persons who procure, possess or use such drugs for the purpose of lawful research, teaching or testing, and not for sale. (k) Lawfutij licensed and registered hospitals or bonafide institutions wherein sig or in- jured persons are eared for and treated, or by bonaflde hospi- tals for the treatment of ani- mals. Section 4. UnlawW Proeasinp, Purchase. Dalivery or Possession. No Person shall possess, nor at- tempt to possess or have in his control or possessioi., or purchase, or deliver a prohibited drug. (a) by fraud, deceit, misrep- resentation or subterfuge, or (b) by the forgery or altera- tion of a prescription, or (c) by the concealment of a material fact, or (d) by the use of a false name or the giving of a false address, or (e) by making a false state- ment In any prescription, order, report, or record relative to a prohibited drug, or (f) by falsely r.:ssuming the title of, or falsely representing any person to be, a manufac- turer, whok•saler, warehouse- man, pharmacist, practitioner, or other person described in Section 3 hereof. (g) by making, issuing or ut- tering any false or forged pre- scription. Section L Confiscation and Disposition of Prohibbed Drugs. Any prohibitive drugs found in the possession of any person con- victed of a violation of this ordi- nance shall be confiscated and shall be forfeited to the Chief of Police who shall make proper and timely disposition thereof by 1e- stroying them Section I. Use, of Oeiow Con- tainerr aid Labels li" iraL All patients having possession of any prohibited drugs, by lawful pre- scription of practitioner while such prohibited drugs are law- fully in such person's possession, .hall keep such prohibited drugs in the original cc :`3iner in which they were delivered until used in accordance with such prescription, and shall not remove the pharm- acist's original label identifying the prescription from such origi- nal container. Section !. Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a nusdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not to ex- ceed 90 days. Section 8. Effective Data This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication. Adopted by the Village Council this 13th day of June, 19N. ss; Loring M. Staples, Jr. Its Mayor. Attest: Paul E. Boog, Clerk -Administrator. (W 8/30,'66) y THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OP THE VILvAGS OP PLYMOUTH DOES MMY ORDAIN AS POLLOWS: Section 1. Definitions. 1.01- Prohibited Drug. As used herein the term "prohibited drug"; means: (o) ;arbital and any derivative thereof; including but not limited to the following: diethyl- barbituric acid; any alkyls aryl, metallic or halogenated derivative of barbiturie acid,; veronal (barbitone; proposal, ipral; dial; neonal (soneryl); sandoptal; amytal; phenobarbital (lumital); phandorn, nocta2; allonal (which contai;:s allylisopropyl- barbituric acid in combination with amido- pyrine) medianl; any Preparation, mixture or other substance containing any of the foregoing substancee. (b) Amphetamine and any derivatives thereof` including but not limited to such`substances as follows: des6v ephedrine; -{methamphetamine) mephentermine, pipradol, pha motrasine,: methylphenidate or airy' salt";e,}stnre -or optical isomer. thereof which: salt,iiiture or optical isomer has a stimulating effect on the central nervous system. (o) Chloral Hydrate (Chloral); Chlordiasepoxide and its salts (Librium); Dia$wpam (Valium); E'thchlorvyncl (Placidyl); Ethinamate (Valmid); Glutethimide (Doriden); Xeprobamate (11iltown, Equanil, Meprospan, Keprotaba); Methyprylon 1.07 Prescription. The term "prescription" means a written or oral order by a practitioner to a pharmacist for a prohibitive drug or stimulant for a particular patient, which specifies the date of its issue, the name and address of such practitioner, the name and address of the patient (and, if such barbiturate or stimulant is prescribed for an animal, the species of such animal); the name and quantity of the prohibited drug prescribed, the directions for use of such drug, and in the case of a written order the signature of such practitioner. An oral order by a practitioner for a prohibitive drug must be promptly reduced to writing by the pharmacist. 1.08 Manufacturer. The term "manufacturer" means persons other than pharmacists who prepare drugs in dosage forms by miring, compounding, encapsulating, entableting,cr other process. 1.09 Wholesaler. The term "wholesaler" means persons engaged in the business of distributing prohibited drugs to persons included in any of the classes named in Section 3. 1.10 Warehouseman. The term "warehouseman" means persons who store prohibited drugs, for others and who have no control over the disposition of such prohibited drugs or stimulants except for the purpose of such storage. Section 2. unlawful Possession, Delivery or Purchase.. It is unlawful for any person to have in possession, purchase, or to deliver as herein defined any prohibited drug as defined in Section 1 hereof, except on a lawful prescription by a practitioner. Section 3. FStcepted Lawful BusinLsses and Professions. Section 2 of this ordinance shall not apply to the following in the ordinary course of their trade, their business, or profession provided, however, this exception shall not be a defense to the doing of the acts prohibited in said Sections 2 or Q hereof: (a) Practitioners. (b) Ph-- -fists. (c) '.anufacturers. (d) Pharmacists as manufacturers. (e) Wholesalers. (f) Warehousemen. (g) Persons engaged in transporting such prohibited drugs as agent or employee if a practitioner, pharmacist, manufacturer, warehouseman, xholesalar, common carrier. (h) Public officers or public employees in the per- formance of official duties requiring possession or control of such prohibited drugs, or persons aiding such officers or employees in the performance of such duties. (i) Any patient as Yirein defined with respeot to procuring, possession and use of s prohibited drug in accordance with the terms of a peescript_on and prescribed treatment. (j) Persons who procure, possess or use such drugs for the purpoue of lawful research, teaching or testing, and not for sale. (k) Lawfully licensed and registered hospitals or bonafide institutions wherein sick or injured persons are cared for and treated, or by bonafide hospitals for the treatment of animals. Section 4. Unlawful Procuring, $urchase, Delivery or Possession. No person shall possess, nor attempt to possess or have in his control or possession, or purchase, or deliver a prohibited drug. (a) by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation or subterfuge, or (b) by the forgery or alteration of a prescription, or (c) by the concealment of a material fact, or (d) by the use of a false name or the giving of a false address, or (e) by making a false statement in any prescription, order, report, or record relative to a prohibited drug, or (f) by falsely assuming the title of, or falsely representing any person to be, a manufacturer, wholesaler, warehouseman, pharmacist, practitioner, or other person described i^ Section 3 hereof. (g) by making, issuing or uttering any false or forged prescription. Sect.on 5. Confiscation and Disposition of Prohibited Drugs. Any prohibited drugs found in the possession of any person convicted of a violation of this ordinance shall be confiscated and shall be forfeited to the Chief of PO ice who shall make proper and timely disposition thereof by destroying them. Section 6. Use of CGriginal Containers and L2r41s Required. All patients having possession of any prohibiter: drugs, by lawful prescription of practitioner while such prohibited drugs are lawfully in such person's possession, shall keep such prohibited drugs in the original container in.which they were delivered until used in accordance with such prescription, and shall not remove the pharmacist's original label identifying the prescription from such original container. Section 7. Penalty. Any person violating thc. provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not to exceed 90 days. ;ieetion 8, Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication. Adopted by the Village Council this 13th day of June , 1966 ./Mayor Attest: Clerk—Administrator