IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 5510., 5520., 5522., 5533., and 5548., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to petty offenses, and enacting, in lieu thereof, five new sections relating to the same subject.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5847, May 6, 2024
INTRODUCED BY Manuel Abarca, IV, County Legislator
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BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause. Sections 5510., 5520., 5522., 5533., and 5548., Jackson County Code, 1984, are hereby repealed and five new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 5510., 5520., 5522., 5533., and 5548., to read as follows:
DEFINITIONS
5510. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases are defined as follows:
Administer means to apply a drug or controlled substance, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, directly to the body of a patient or research subject by:
1. A practitioner (or, in his/her presence, by an authorized agent), or
2. The patient or research subject at the direction and in the presence of the practitioner.
Controlled Substance means drug, substance, or immediate precursor used in schedules I through V of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act chapter 195, RSMo., or chapter 579, RSMo., including, but not limited to:
1. Cocaine and its derivatives;
2. Opiates and opium derivatives such as heroin, codeine, pethidine, and morphine;
3. Hallucinogenic substances including lysergic acid diethylamide, [marijuana (Cannabis sativa l.), including seeds of mature plants,] mescaline, psilocybin, and various types of methoxyamphetamines;
4. Stimulants such as amphetamines and methamphetamines; and,
5. Barbiturates and other depressants such as amobarbital, secobarbital, pentobarbital, phenobarbital, methaqualone, phencyclidine, and diazepam.
Deliver or delivery means the actual, constructive, or attempted transfer from one person to another o...
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