(a) The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino finds that there is a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare in that the manufacture, processing, transportation, possession and sales 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 County of San Bernardino.
(b) The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino 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, 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 these substances, drugs and products on a regular basis.
(c) The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino finds that the general public does not normally purchase the described products in multiple quantities and it is not the Board of Supervisor’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.
(Ord. 3700, passed - -1997)