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City of Scranton, PA
Lackawanna County
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[Adopted 4-5-2011 by Ord. No. 22-2011]
The following words, terms and phrases when used in this article shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future; words in the plural number include the singular number; words in the singular shall include the plural, and words in the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter.
KNOWLEDGE
A person acts knowingly with respect to a material element of this article when:
A. 
The element involves the nature of his/her conduct or the attendant circumstances so that the person knows or should have known that the conduct is of that nature or that such circumstances exist; and
B. 
If the element involves a result of the person's conduct, the person knows or should have known that it is practically certain that the conduct will cause such a result.
C. 
The results of his/her conduct, described by the section defining the offense, when he/she knows or should have known that such a result is likely to be caused by his/her conduct.
METHADRONE, METHYLENEDIOXPYROVALERONE (MDPV) (COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "bath salts")
Compounds or psychoactive drugs with stimulant properties which act as a norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI) or that work on the same receptors as the chemical compounds in methamphctamines and/or any derivatives and synthetic cannabis and/or its derivatives for human consumption or ingestion thereof, including but not limited to the following street or brand names: Ivory Wave, Bounce, Plant Food, Meph, Mad Cow, Shake N'Vac, Drone, Bubbles, Meow Meow, MCAT, and 4MMC (hereinafter at times collectively referred to as "MDPV").
MINOR
A person under 18 years of age.
PERSON
Any individual, including adults or minors, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, association, owner, contractor, salesperson, or any other form of entity or the combination or joint venture thereof.
It shall be unlawful for any person or minor to knowingly, recklessly or under the circumstances to:
A. 
Give, exchange, deliver, aid, assist or abet a minor in obtaining MDPV, commonly referred to as "bath salts" and/or its derivatives;
B. 
Sell at retail or wholesale to a minor MDPV, commonly referred to as "bath salts" and/or its derivatives;
C. 
Aid, assist or abet a minor in obtaining MDVP, commonly referred to as "bath salts" and/or its derivatives.
D. 
To possess any MDPV, commonly referred to as "bath salts" and/or its derivatives.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a summary offense, and shall be fined not to exceed $300 for any one offense, recoverable with costs, together with judgment or imprisonment not to exceed 30 days per offense.