§ 11-32. Sale or display of bath salts.

(a)

Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

"Bath salt" and products containing synthetic derivatives of cathinone shall mean any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substance, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, unless specifically excepted, whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers possible within the specific chemical designation, core, or backbone chain:

(1)

Methylone;

(2)

3,4-Methylenedioxymethcathinone;

(3)

3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV);

(4)

Methylenedioxypyrovalerone;

(5)

Methylmethcathinone;

(6)

Mephedrone;

(7)

Methoxymethcathinone;

(8)

Fluromethcathinone.

Any synthetic cathinone, that is distributed, labeled, marketed, or sold as a bath salt that can be easily crushed to result in a powder or granular form, for purposes of ingestion by smoking, inhaling, injecting, snorting, atomizing in water and inhaling, and in eye drops or nasal spray, whether or not such product is labeled as "not for human consumption."

Compounds or psychoactive drugs with stimulant properties which act as a norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NOR) or that work on the same receptors as the chemical compounds in Methamphetamines and/or any derivatives used for human consumption or ingestion thereof, including but not limited to the following street or brand names: Vanilla Sky, Ivory Wave, White Rush, White Lightning, Hurricane Charlie, Bliss, Zoom2, Cloud Nine and Cloud Nine derivatives, Aura, Bounce, Plant Food, Meph, Mad Cow, Shake 'N'Vac, Drone, Bubbles, Meow Meow, MCAT, and 4MMC (hereinafter at all times collectively referred to as "MDPV").

These definitions do not include any pharmaceutical drugs containing synthetic cathinones or other synthetic stimulants approved by the FDA and available with a valid prescription, or traditional bath salts that do not contain synthetic chemical stimulants, such as sodium chloride, sea salts, magnesium sulfate (Epsom salts), sodium bicarbonate, and borax.

(b)

Sale or display prohibited. It is unlawful for any natural person, corporation, or business entity to sell, offer for sale, or display any product containing MDPV, and/or bath salts including synthetic cathinones, and/or derivatives within the city limits of the City of Coral Springs.

(c)

Any item labeled, marketed or sold as a bath salt as defined in this section, crystal, powder, liquid, tablet, or capsule shall be presumed intended for human consumption notwithstanding any labeling to the contrary.

(d)

Any product offered for sale or in display in violation hereof is subject to seizure and impoundment as a public nuisance.

(e)

Penalties . Any person found in violation of this section shall be punished as provided in section 1-8.1 of this Code, or section 190.1 of the Land Development Code

(f)

This section shall not apply to ordinary baking soda or Epsom salts.

(Ord. No. 2012-109, § 2, 7-17-12)