The purpose and intent of this chapter is to prohibit Syringe Exchange Programs from operating in the City of Anaheim in order to protect the public from the health and safety risks associated with such programs and with the improper disposal of syringes, needles and related waste. For purposes of this chapter, "Syringe Exchange Program" means a program authorized by the County of Orange or the California Department of Public Health and operating within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Anaheim that acts as a point of access to health education and care for people who inject drugs, where hypodermic needles and/or syringes are dispensed, or where used syringes are collected pursuant to the authority of Chapter 18 of Part 4 of Division 105 of the California Health and Safety Code, or successor section or chapter thereof, such that persons participating in and/or operating such programs are exempt from criminal prosecution for acts related to the possession of needles and/or syringes. (Ord. 6490 § 1 (part); July 28, 2020.)