HomeMy WebLinkAbout10604-18 Amendment to South Bend Synthetic Drug Ordinance, §13-75.5(o)(6) ORDINANCE No . M604-18
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
July 23, 2018
Attest: City Clerk
Ka eemah N. Fowler
Attest: President of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
July 23, 18
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City Clerk
(-Kafe,krnah N. Fowle
Approved and signed by me u T 20
Mayor
BILL NO. 31-18
ORDINANCE NO. UFO
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
BEND, INDIANA,AMENDING §13-75.5(0)(6) OF CHAPTER 13,ARTICLE 5
OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICPAL CODE PERTAINING TO DISORDERLY
HOUSES AND PROHIBITING DEALING IN MARIJUANA,HASH OIL,
HASHISH, SALVIA, SYNTHETIC DRUGS AND SYNTHETIC DRUG
LOOKALIKE SUBSTANCES
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT
The South Bend Municipal Code prohibits various conduct which would constitute a
disorderly house. The prohibited conduct includes,among other things,dealing with substances
including synthetic drugs or synthetic drug lookalike substances. The current ordinance refers
to State statutes in defining violations.The purpose of this amendment is to conform with recent
amendments to State statutes defining synthetic drugs and synthetic drug lookalike substances.
The amendment also eliminates reference to I.C. 16-42-28.6 et seq. because those statutes have
been repealed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows:
Section I. Chapter 13, Article 5, is amended to replace Sectionl3-75.5(o)(6)with the following:
(6) Dealing in marijuana,hash oil,hashish, salvia,a synthetic drug, as defined by IC 35-31.5-
2-321 or IC 25-26-13-4.1 as those statutes are from time to time amended, or a synthetic drug
lookalike substance,as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-321.5 as from time to time amended,in violation
of IC 35-48-4-4.5, 35-48-4-4.6, 35-48-4-5, IC 35-48-4-10, or IC 35-48-4-11.5. The distribution
of low THC hemp extract in full compliance with IC 24-4-21-1 et seq. is excluded from this
subpart.
SECTION II. This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage by this Common Council, approval by the
Mayor, and any publication required by law.
PASSED AND OPTED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana this
3 day of , 2018.
Tim Scott,Cou ' resi ent
South Bend Common Council
Attest:
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Kare mah N. Fowler, hty Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
Presented by me,thp undersigned C erk of the City of South Bend,to the Mayor of the City of South
Bend,Indiana on the day of ,2018,at o'clock M.
areemah N. Fowler, City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
Approved and signed by me on the day of �� 2018, at_q_o'clock
Pete Buttfgieg, Mayor
City of South Bend, In a
1st READING
PUBLIC HEARING
3 rd 'READING
NOT APPROVED
REFERRED
PASSED —1/2,31,2411-3