(a) As used in this section: "Synthetic stimulant" means any product, whether labeled as bath salts, novelty collector's items, plant food or otherwise labeled, and whether marketed for the purpose of being smoked, sniffed, snorted, injected, ingested or otherwise marketed, which includes one or more of the following substances:
(1) 3,4-Methylenedioxymethcathinone; some trade or other names: Methylone; or
(2) 3,4-Methyenedioxypyrovalerone; some trade or other names: MDVP; or
(3) 4-Methylmethcathinone; some trade or other names: Mephedrone; or
(4) 4-Methoxymethcathinone; or
(5) 4-Fluoromethcathinone; or
(6) 3-Fluoromethcathinone; or
(7) any other non-prescription substance that has a chemical structure and/or pharmocological effect substantially similar to amphetamine, cathinone, cocaine, MDEA, MDMA (ecstasy), methcathinone or methamphetamine.
(b) No licensee under this Code or his agent or employee shall possess, sell, offer for sale, give away, barter, exchange or otherwise furnish on the licensed premises any synthetic stimulant in the City of Chicago, or engage in an act of concealment of any synthetic stimulant on the licensed premises.
As used in this subsection (b):
"Concealment" means to deliberately hide to prevent or evade discovery.
"Licensed premises" means the premises or location licensed or required to be licensed under this Code. The term "licensed premises" includes (1) the building where the licensed premises is located; (2) all grounds, areas and facilities on, in or immediately adjacent to the licensed premises used by, or held out for use by, the licensee or his agent or employee, including, but not limited to, the licensed premises' parking facility; and (3) all vehicles used by the licensee or his agent or employee to conduct the activity licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, any person who violates any of the requirements of this section or any regulation promulgated thereunder shall be fined not less than $2,000.00 nor more than $5,000.00 for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense to which a separate fine shall apply.
(d) Any violation of this section or any regulation promulgated thereunder may result in license suspension or revocation in accordance with the requirements of Section 4-4-280.
(Added Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 14; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 47; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-14, p. 85717, § 2)