Ordinance 007-1976
ORDINANCE NO.
7
-1976
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING SALE OF HYPODERMIC
SYRINGES OR NEEDLES WITHOUT PRESCRIPTION IN
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA; PROHIBITING DISCARDING
OF SYRINGES OR NEEDLES WITHOUT DESTRUCTION OR
MUTILATION AND PACKAGING AND SEALING; PROVID-
ING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1.
No person shall sell or distribute on a retail
basis any hypodermic syringe or needle, designed principally for
subcutaneous injection, except when authorized by prescription, as
such terms is defined in Section 465.031 (2), Florida Statutes, by
such persons as are authorized under Florida law to issue prescrip-
tions for drugs to be administered subcutaneously by hypodermic
syringe.
Section 2.
No person shall discard any hypodermic syringe
or needle, designed principally for subcutaneous injection, without
first rendering such hypodermic syringe or needle useless by de-
struction or mutilation of the syringe barrel and needle.
Section 3.
No person shall place any item set forth in
Section 2 of this Ordinance, includine the destroyed or mutilated
remains thereof, into a garbage or trash container unless said item
shall have been first packaged and sealed.
Section 4.
Violations of this Ordinance shall be prose-
cuted in a county court by the prosecuting attorney thereof, and
upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not less than $15.00
nor to exceed $500.00 or by imprisonment in the county jail not to
exceed 60 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 5.
This Ordinance shall take effect upon receipt
of the official acknowledgment from the Department of State acknowl-
edging receipt of certified copy of this Ordinance and that said
Ordinance has been filed in said office.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER ADOPTION
OF COUNTY ORDINANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN that on
Tuesday, February 24, 1976, at 2:00 P.M. at the Monroe County Court-
house Annex, Key West, Florida, the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, intends to consider the adoption of the follow-
ing County Ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO.
-1976
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING SALE OF HYPODERMIC SYRINGES
OR NEEDLES WITHOUT PRESCRIPTION IN MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA; PROHIBITING DISCARDING OF SYRINGES OR
NEEDLES WITHOUT DESTRUCTION OR t1UTILATION AND PACK-
AGING AND SEALING; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION
OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
DATED at Key West, Florida, this 29th day of January, A.D.
1976.
RALPH W. WHITE
Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Monroe County, Florida, and
ex officio Clerk of the Board
of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida
(SEAL)
Publish: Monday, February 2, 1976.
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STATE OF FLORIDA
THE CAPITOL
TALLAHASS€:E: 32304
19041 488-3918
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BRUCE A. SMATHERS
SECRETARY OF STATE
March 2, 1976
Honorable Ralph W. White
Clerk of Circuit Court, Monroe County
Post Office Box 1680 ·
Key West, Florida 33040
Dear Mr. White:
DAVID C. MACNAMARA
Assistant Secretary of State
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125,6elorida Statutes, this
will acknowledge your letter of February 26, :3JiEirtified copies of
Monroe County Ordinance No. 76-6 and 76-7,J1IItiwere received and
filed in this office March 2, 1976.
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