[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Abbottstown as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-19-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-01]
A.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words
and their derivations shall have the meanings given herein. When not
inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include
the future; words in the plural number include the singular number,
and words in the singular number include the plural number; and the
word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory. In all
references to persons, the use of any particular gender is intended
to include the appropriate gender as the text of this article may
require.
B.
BOROUGH
COUNCIL
DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
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MARIHUANA
OFFICER
PERSON
PUBLIC SPACE
SMALL AMOUNT OF MARIHUANA
SMOKING
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
The Borough of Abbottstown, which is located within the confines
of Adams County, Pennsylvania.
The Council of Abbottstown, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
All equipment, products and materials of any kind which are
used, intended for use or designed for use in planting, propagating,
cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting,
producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging,
storing, containing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling or
otherwise introducing into the human body a controlled substance in
violation of this article. It includes, but is not limited to:
Kits used, intended for use or designed for use in planting,
propagating, cultivating, growing or harvesting of any species of
plant which is a controlled substance or from which a controlled substance
can be derived.
Kits used, intended for use or designed for use in manufacturing,
compounding, converting, producing, processing or preparing controlled
substances.
Isomerization devices used, intended for use or designed for
use in increasing the potency of any species of plant which is a controlled
substance.
Testing equipment used, intended for use or designed for use
in identifying or in analyzing the strength, effectiveness or purity
of controlled substances.
Scales and balances used, intended for use or designed for use
in weighing or measuring controlled substances.
Diluents and adulterants, such as quinine hydrochloride, mannitol,
mannite, dextrose and lactose, used, intended for use or designed
for use in cutting controlled substances.
Separation gins and sifters used, intended for use or designed
for use in removing twigs and seeds from or in otherwise cleaning
or refining marihuana.
Blenders, bowls, containers, spoons and mixing devices used,
intended for use or designed for use in compounding controlled substances.
Capsules, balloons, envelopes and other containers used, intended
for use or designed for use in packaging small quantities of controlled
substances.
Containers and other objects used, intended for use or designed
for use in storing or concealing controlled substances.
Hypodermic syringes, needles and other objects used, intended
for use, or designed for use in parenterally injecting controlled
substances into the human body.
Objects used, intended for use or designed for use in ingesting,
inhaling or otherwise introducing marihuana, cocaine, hashish or hashish
oil into the human body, such as:
Metal, wooden, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic or ceramic pipes
with or without screens, permanent screens, hashish heads or punctured
metal bowls.
Water pipes.
Carburetion tubes and devices.
Smoking and carburetion masks.
Roach clips; meaning objects used to hold burning material,
such as a marihuana cigarette, that has become too small or too short
to be held in the hand.
Miniature cocaine spoons and cocaine vials.
Chamber pipes.
Carburetor pipes.
Electric pipes.
Air-driven pipes.
Chillums.
Bongs.
Ice pipes or chillers.
In determining whether an object is drug paraphernalia, a court
or other authority should consider, in addition to all other logically
relevant factors, statements by an owner or by anyone in control of
the object concerning its use; prior convictions, if any, of an owner,
or of anyone in control of the object, under any state or federal
law relating to any controlled substance; the proximity of the object,
in time and space, to a direct violation of this article; the proximity
of the object to controlled substances; the existence of any residue
of controlled substances on the object; direct or circumstantial evidence
of the intent of an owner, or of anyone in control of the object,
to deliver it to persons who he knows, or should reasonably know,
intend to use the object to facilitate a violation of this article;
the innocence of an owner or of anyone in control of the object, as
to a direct violation of this article, should not prevent a finding
that the object is intended for use or designed for use as drug paraphernalia;
instructions, oral or written, provided with the object concerning
its use; descriptive materials accompanying the object which explain
or depict its use; national and local advertising concerning its use;
the manner in which the object is displayed for sale; whether the
owner, or anyone in control of the object, is a legitimate supplier
of like or related items to the community, such as a licensed distributor
or dealer of tobacco products; direct or circumstantial evidence of
the ratio of sales of the objects to the total sales of the business
enterprise; the existence and scope of legitimate uses for the object
in the community; and expert testimony concerning its use; or as defined
in the Act, 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 780-101.
Consists of all forms, species and/or varieties of the genus
Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the
resin extracted from any part of such plant; and every compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds
or resin; but shall not include tetrahydrocannabinols, the mature
stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake
made from the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture,
salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks (except
the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, cake, or the sterilized
seed of such plant which is incapable of germination, as defined by
Pennsylvania's "Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic
Act" as set forth at 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 780-101 et seq. (herein
referred to as "marihuana").
Any member of the Abbottstown Borough Police Department.
Any natural person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company, club, copartnership, society or any organization of any kind.
A street, park, sidewalk, a vehicle in or upon any street,
alley, park or parking area, or any other place to which the public
is invited.
Thirty grams or less of marihuana or eight grams or less
of hashish, or consumable foods containing such, as defined and set
forth in 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 780-113(a)(31).
Inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying any lighted cigar,
cigarette, pipe or other such device which contains marihuana. "Smoking"
includes devices designed to vaporize marihuana or marihuana extracts.
A.
So long as marihuana shall be listed as a controlled substance in
the "Controlled Substance Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act," April 14,
1972, P.L. 233, No. 64, Section 1 et seq., 35 P.S. § 780.101
et seq., no person shall be in possession of a small amount of marihuana
or drug paraphernalia as defined in said Act.
C.
Persons who are found in violation of this section may be issued
a nontraffic citation by the police or other authorized law enforcement
officer. Alternatively, the officer may obtain the subject's
name and address and later send a nontraffic citation through the
Magisterial District Judge's office.
D.
The officer who observes a violation of this section by a minor may:
(1)
Temporarily detain the minor and follow all existing procedures for
the handling of summary offenses committed by a minor;
(2)
Advise the parent or guardian that the minor was found in possession
of a small amount of marihuana and/or drug paraphernalia;
(3)
Issue a nontraffic citation to the minor if the minor is 14 years
of age or older and to the parent or guardian and advise the parent
or guardian that he or she is responsible for the payment of the violation
fine; and
(4)
Provided such agency exists, provide the parent or guardian with
contact information for agencies where substance abuse educational
and treatment programs are available.
A.
A nontraffic citation issued under this article shall be enforced
in accordance with the procedures established by the Abbottstown Borough
Police Department for enforcement of summary violations.
B.
This article shall not be construed to supersede any existing Pennsylvania
or federal law. Abbottstown Borough police officers retain the authority
to enforce any applicable laws.
If any section, clause, provision or portion of this article
shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect any other section, clause,
provision or portion of this article so long as it remains legally
enforceable minus the invalid portion.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances that are inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
The Borough reserves the right to amend this article or any
portion thereof from time to time as it shall deem advisable in the
best interests of the promotion of the purposes and intent of this
article and the effective administration thereof.
This article shall be effective five days after the date of
adoption, on March 24, 2020.
