A. Unlawful Possession: No person shall sell, give away, use or possess for any purpose whatever any narcotic drug, except as provided herein.
B. Unlawful Association: No person shall establish, contribute to, support, maintain, become an inmate of, or in any way be connected with any building, or part thereof, or place of any description whatever, or permit such building, or part thereof, or place of any description whatever, owned by or under the control of such person, to be used for the manufacture, preparation, sale, storage, smoking or use of any narcotic drug, except as provided herein.
C. Distribution by Licensed Practitioner:
1. Physicians: A licensed physician, dentist or veterinarian shall be permitted to dispense or distribute narcotic drugs to a patient in the course of his professional practice only, and such licensed practitioner shall not be permitted to possess narcotic drugs for any other purpose.
2. Pharmacists: A licensed pharmacist shall be permitted to dispense or distribute narcotic drugs to patients under and in pursuance of written prescriptions issued by any licensed physician, dentist or veterinarian, and such licensed pharmacist shall not be permitted to possess narcotic drugs for any other purpose.
3. Record of Distribution: All instances of professional distribution of narcotic drugs as provided for herein shall be recorded in suitable form, and filed and preserved in a manner so as to be readily accessible for inspection by any law enforcement officers of the City.
4. Refill Prohibited: No prescription for narcotic drugs shall be refilled.
D. Possession by Patient: No patient shall be permitted to possess narcotic drugs except those distributed or dispensed to him in accordance with a prescription or prescribed medical treatment.
E. Seizure of Narcotic Drugs: All narcotic drugs in the possession of any person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be seized by, confiscated by, and forfeited to the Chief of Police, who shall make proper disposition thereof.
F. Seizure of Vehicle: Any vehicle from which seized drugs are removed, the vehicle being owned by the person convicted of a violation of this Section, shall be seized by, confiscated by, and forfeited to the Chief of Police and subsequently sold, at public auction to the highest bidder, in the manner provided by law.
G. Exempted Persons: The provisions of this Section restricting the possession and control of narcotic drugs shall not apply to common carriers or warehousemen engaged in lawfully transporting or storing such narcotic drugs, or to any employee of such common carrier or warehouseman within the scope of his employment, or to public officers or employees in the performance of official duties requiring possession or control of narcotic drugs, or to persons aiding such officers or employees in the performance of such duties. (1994 Code)