A. It shall be unlawful to knowingly possess an item of drug paraphernalia with the intent to use it in ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing a controlled substance into the human body. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty one (21) years to knowingly possess an item of drug paraphernalia with the intent to use it in ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing cannabis or a controlled substance into the human body.
1. In determining use or intent under this section, the trier of fact may take into consideration the general, usual customary and historical use to which the item involved has been put, and the proximity of the cannabis or controlled substance or such residue to the drug paraphernalia.
B. The following items shall be exempt from this section:
1. Items marketed for use in the preparation, compounding, packaging, labeling, or other use of cannabis or a controlled substance as an incident to lawful research, teaching, or chemical analysis, and not for sale.
2. Items marketed for, or historically and customarily used in connection with the planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, or inhaling of tobacco or any other lawful substance, including but not limited to garden hoes, rakes, sickles, baggies, tobacco pipes, and cigarette-rolling papers.
3. Items which are marketed for decorative purposes when such items have been rendered completely inoperable or incapable of being used for any illicit purpose prohibited by this section.
4. In determining whether or not a particular item is exempt under this division, the trier of fact should consider, in addition to all other logically relevant factors, the following:
a. The general, customary, and historical use to which the item involved has been put;
b. Expert evidence concerning the ordinary or customary use of the item and the effect of any peculiarity in the design or engineering of the device upon its functioning;
c. Any written instructions accompanying the delivery of the item concerning the purposes or uses to which the item can or may be put;
d. Any oral instructions provided by the seller of the item at the time and place of sale or commercial delivery;
e. Any national or local advertising concerning the design, purpose, or use of the item involved, and the entire context in which such advertising occurs;
f. The manner, place, and circumstances in which the item was displayed for sale, as well as any item or items displayed for sale or otherwise exhibited upon the premises where the sale was made;
g. Whether the owner or anyone in control of the object is a legitimate supplier of like or related items to the community, such as a licensed distributor or dealer of tobacco products;
h. The existence and scope of legitimate uses for the object in the community.
C. Penalty: Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a civil law violation and shall be fined in an amount not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for each offense.
(Ord. 3468, 11-15-2016; amd. Ord. 3671, 8-11-2020)