For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given below.
CITY. The City of Eureka, California.
CITY COUNCIL. The City Council of the City of Eureka.
CITY MANAGER. The City Manager of the City of Eureka and/or his or her designee.
COUNTY. The County of Humboldt, California.
DRUG:
(1) Mean:
(a) Articles recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, the official National Formulary, the official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or any supplement to any of them;
(b) Articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or other animals;
(c) Articles, other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals; and
(d) Articles intended for use as a component of any article specified in divisions (a), (b), or (c) of this definition.
(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, DRUGS does not include or mean medical devices, their component parts or accessories.
PERSON. An individual, firm, sole proprietorship, corporation, limited liability company, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, association, cooperative, or other entity of any kind or nature, however organized.
PROVIDER. Any person that sells or otherwise furnishes drugs or sharps to consumers at a medical or veterinary office, clinic, hospital or approved needle-exchange program located in the city.
SHARPS. One or more hypodermic needles, pen needles, intravenous needles, lancets and other devices used to penetrate the skin for drawing blood, or for the delivery of medications or drugs.
SHARPS CONTAINER. A rigid puncture-resistant container used in patient care or research activities meeting the standards of and receiving approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration as a medical device used for the collection of discarded medical needles or other sharps.
SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS (SEPS). A program operating within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Eureka that provides sterile syringes, collects used ones, or acts as a point of access to health education and care for people who inject drugs.
(Ord. 871-C.S., passed 3-20-18)