Drug Paraphernalia - City of Port St. Lucie

Advertisement of Drug Paraphernalia
It is unlawful for any person to place
in any newspaper, magazine,
handbill, or other publication any
advertisement, knowing, or under
certain circumstances where one
reasonably should know, that the
purpose of the advertisement, in
whole or in part, is to promote the
sale of objects designed or intended
for use as Drug Paraphernalia.
Violation of this section constitutes a
3rd degree misdemeanor as provided
in Florida Statutes.
Sale or Display of Drug
Paraphernalia: It is unlawful for a
retail establishment to sell or display
for sale any Drug Paraphernalia once
being notified by Law Enforcement of
this ordinance. Upon notification,
employers are required to provide
training and maintain a training
checklist for all current employees. A
first offense of this section shall be
punishable by a civil fine of $150, a
second offense is punishable by a
civil fine of $250, the third and
subsequent of fenses will be
punishable by a civil fine not to
exceed $500 for each occurrence.
City of Port St. Lucie
Drug Paraphernalia
Ordinance 08-133
WORKING TOGETHER
FOR
A SAFER COMMUNY
It is hereby found and determined
that the use of illegal Controlled
Substances is harmful and unsafe
for human consumption. The Drug
Paraphernalia industry, by selling a
variety of implements designed for
u s e w i t h i l l e g a l C o n t ro l l e d
S u b s t a n c e s , f a c i l i t a te s a n d
glamorizes drug use and abuse.
Drug Paraphernalia
All equipment, products, and
materials of any kind which are
used, intended for use, or designed
for planting propagating, cultivating,
growing, harvesting, manufacturing,
compounding, conver ting,
producing, processing, preparing,
testing, analyzing, packaging,
repackaging, storing, containing,
concealing, injecting, ingesting,
inhaling, or, otherwise introducing
into the body a Controlled,
Substance is a violation of Chapter
893 of Florida State Statutes. Drug
Paraphernalia includes, but is not
limited to, items defined
in Fla. State Statutes, this
Ordinance, or as advised by Law
Enforcement Officers.
Sec. 110.21—110.26
Manufacture or Delivery of Drug
Paraphernalia
It is unlawful for any person to deliver,
possess with intent to deliver, or
manufacture with intent to deliver
Drug Paraphernalia, knowing, or
under circumstances where one
reasonably should know that it will be
used to plant, propagate, cultivate,
g row, h a r ve s t , m a n u f a c t u r e ,
compound, conver t, produce,
process, prepare, test, analyze, pack,
repack, store, contain, conceal, inject,
ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce
into the human body a Controlled
Substance. Violation of this section
constitutes a 3rd degree felony as
provided in Fla. State Statutes.
Delivery of Drug Paraphernalia to
a Minor
Any person 18 years of age or over
who delivers Drug Paraphernalia to a
person under 18 years of age, who is
at least three years his junior, is guilty
of a 3rd degree felony, punishable
as provided in Florida State Statutes.