California 2015-2016 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB1367 Latest Draft

Bill / Amended Version Filed 05/18/2016

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1367AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 18, 2016 AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 20, 2016 INTRODUCED BY Senators Runner and Galgiani FEBRUARY 19, 2016 An act to add Section 11364.6 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to harmful substances. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1367, as amended, Runner. Harmful substances: local regulation. Existing law prohibits the operation of a place of business in which drug paraphernalia is kept, displayed, or sold unless the drug paraphernalia is completely kept within a separate room or enclosure to which persons under 18 years of age are excluded. Existing law prohibits the sale of synthetic cannabinoid compounds, as specified. This bill would allow a city, county, or city and county, to regulate, by ordinance, the sale of  substances that pose   a substance used as a recreational drug that poses  a threat to human life or health and a particular risk to minors if specified conditions are met, including the fact that the  substance is sold under a product name or label that is clearly identifiable, there is substantial evidence that the  substance has been advertised, purchased,  sold,  or consumed as a recreational  drug and   drug, and there is substantial evidence that  the substance can cause intoxication, disability, or death if  swallowed,   ingested  smoked, inhaled, or injected into the body. The bill would allow the city council or board of supervisors to require vendors to maintain records of sale, make inventory available for inspection by a peace officer, and store the substance in a secure place that cannot be accessed by minors. The bill would allow the city, county, or city and county, to  prohibit the sale of the substance to minors and  require the payment of a penalty for noncompliance with the ordinance, not to exceed $250. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 11364.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read: 11364.6. (a) A city, county, or city and county, may regulate, pursuant to subdivision (b), the sale of  substances that pose   a substance used as a recreational drug that poses  a threat to human life or health and a particular risk to minors if the city council or board of supervisors  find,   finds,  after notice and a public hearing, that each of the following conditions are true: (1) The substance is  labeled   packaged or labeled as a product to be used  for purposes other than human  consumption.   consumption, ingestion, inhalation, or dermal application.   (2) The substance is sold under a product name or label that is clearly identifiable.  (2)   (3)  The sale of the substance is not  already  regulated by the state or federal government as toxic to  humans.   humans and it is not   unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell the substance to a person under 18 years of age.   (3) The substance can cause intoxication, disability, or death if it is swallowed, smoked, inhaled, or injected into the human body.   (4) There is substantial evidence that the substance can cause intoxication, disability, or death if it is ingested, smoked, inhaled, or injected into the human body.   (4)   (5)  There is substantial evidence that the substance has in fact been advertised, purchased,  sold,  or consumed as a recreational drug.  (5)   (6)  The unregulated sale of the substance creates a continuing and particular risk to the health and safety of children and young adults in the community.  (6)   (7)  Regulating the sale of the substance would mitigate the risk to minors  living  in the community. (b) Upon finding that all of the conditions of subdivision (a) have been met, the city council or board of supervisors may regulate the sale of the  identified substances   substance, identified by a product name or label,  following the adoption of an  ordinance which   ordinance. The ordinance  may, no less than 30 days after actual notice, require vendors to comply with any of the following conditions: (1) Maintain all records of purchase of the  substance.   substance identified in the ordinance by a product name or label.  (2) Make inventory  of the substance identified in the ordinance by a product name or label  available for inspection upon request of a peace officer. (3) Store the substance in a secure place that cannot be accessed by minors. (4) Maintain a registry of sale to ensure that the substance is not sold to any person under 18 years of age. (5) Require payment of a penalty for noncompliance with the ordinance enacted pursuant to this subdivision, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per violation. (6) Prohibit the sale of the  identified substances   substance identified in the ordinance by a product name or label  to minors. (7) Any other regulation allowable pursuant to Section 7 of Article XI of the California Constitution.