A. The City Council finds that there is a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare in that the manufacture, processing, transportation, possession and sale of illicit narcotics and drugs are inherently dangerous and that chemicals, compounds, substances, byproducts and wastes which are associated with the manufacture of illicit narcotics and drugs are both dangerous and injurious to the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of the City.
B. The City Council finds that there has been a dramatic increase of sales, reports of sales, thefts and possession of over the counter drugs which contain substances known as ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, pseudoephedrine hydrochloride, ephedrine hydrochloride and pseudoephedrine sulfate, along with other substances and products associated with the manufacture of methamphetamine and that retailers are regularly victimized by those persons who steal those substances, drugs and products on a regular basis.
C. The City Council finds that the general public does not normally purchase the described products in multiple quantities, and it is not the City Council’s intent to restrain legitimate businesses or customers from selling or purchasing the described products.
D. No provisions of this Chapter shall hinder or supersede any other applicable state or federal statute.