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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
' LUBBOCK, TEXAS, BY ADDING THE LANGUAGE OF SECTION 19-19.1 REGULATING THE SALE
AND DISPLAY OF CERTAIN TYPES OF INSTRUMENTS DEVISED FOR USE IN INHALING OR
INJECTING CERTAIN ~EGULATED SUBSTANCES; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING
FOR PUBLICATION AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that availability for sale to
minors of certain instruments hereinafter enumerated contributed to the usage
of regulated and controlled substances by youth of the community; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best interests of the
health, safety and welfare of its citizens to make the use and abuse of regulated
and controlled substances difficult by limiting the availability of necessary
instruments within the City;
THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock BE and it
is hereby amended by adding the language of Section 19-19.1 to read as follows:
Sec. 19-19.1. Sale of Certain Paraphernalia to Minors
(a) The following definitions shall apply in this section.
(1) Minor -any person sixteen (16) years of age or
younger.
(2) Pipe -any devise designed for the burning of any
substance and for the inhalation of its smoke.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation,
within the incorporated limits of the City of Lubbock to:
(1) Sell, dispense, or give away to any minor (a) one
or more cigarette rolling papers, or (b) a pipe of
any kind, including, but not limited to those that
filter smoke through water or ice, or (c) a
hypodermic needle or syringe; OR TO
(2) Display at any business establishment at which persons
sixteen (16) years of age or younger are permitted
to enter, any of the items listed in Subsection (b)(l)
above, in such a manner that these products are
accessible to the public without the assistance of
the sales personnel of such establishment. ~
SECTION 2. THAT should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase,
or word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any
reason, the remainder of the Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 3. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to
cause publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative
method so provided by law.
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1 SECTION 4. THAT violation of any provision of this Ordinance shall be a
.misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00).
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
P~ssed by City Council on first reading this 8th day of November , 1979.
'Passed by City Council on second reading this 29th day of November , 1979 •
. ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Susan M. Tom, Assistant City
A~torney
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