City of Philadelphia - File #: 060345-AAA

• File #: 060345-AAA
• Version: 4
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 4/5/2006
• In control: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
• Final action: 12/14/2006
• Title: Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service Businesses," to add new provisions to prohibit the sale, from certain retail establishments, of "blunts," "loosies," cigarette papers, cigars, and other items that may be otherwise legal but that are commonly used as drug paraphernalia, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember O'Neill, Council President Verna, Council President Verna, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Krajewski
• Code sections: 9-600 - Service Businesses, 9-622 - Cigarettes and Tobacco Products

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/23/2007	4	MAYOR	SIGNED
1/23/2007	4	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/14/2006	4	CITY COUNCIL	READ
12/14/2006	4	CITY COUNCIL	READ
12/14/2006	4	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	17:0
12/14/2006	4	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	17:0
11/30/2006	3	CITY COUNCIL	READ
11/30/2006	3	CITY COUNCIL	READ
11/30/2006	4	CITY COUNCIL	AMENDED
11/30/2006	4	CITY COUNCIL	AMENDED
11/30/2006	4	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
11/30/2006	4	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
11/16/2006	2	CITY COUNCIL	READ
11/16/2006	2	CITY COUNCIL	READ
11/16/2006	3	CITY COUNCIL	AMENDED
11/16/2006	3	CITY COUNCIL	AMENDED
11/16/2006	3	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
11/16/2006	3	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
11/2/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
11/2/2006	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
11/2/2006	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
11/2/2006	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ
11/2/2006	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ
11/2/2006	2	CITY COUNCIL	AMENDED
11/2/2006	2	CITY COUNCIL	AMENDED
11/2/2006	2	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
11/2/2006	2	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
10/26/2006	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/26/2006	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING HELD
10/26/2006	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	AMENDED
10/26/2006	1	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
10/26/2006	1	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
5/25/2006	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/25/2006	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	RECESSED
5/25/2006	0	Committee on Licenses and Inspections	HEARING HELD
5/4/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
5/4/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced

Title
Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service Businesses," to add new provisions to prohibit the sale, from certain retail establishments, of "blunts," "loosies," cigarette papers, cigars, and other items that may be otherwise legal but that are commonly used as drug paraphernalia, under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:


SECTION 1. Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended as follows:

TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS.

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CHAPTER 9-600. SERVICE AND OTHER BUSINESSES.

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§9-622. Cigarettes and Tobacco Products.
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(5) Retail Businesses
(a) It shall be unlawful for any retail business to sell or furnish by gift, purchase or other means any of the following:
(.1) Any cigarette, cigar, tiparillo, cigarillo or other tobacco product, singly or in packages of fewer than three or other than in the package, box, carton or other container provided by the manufacturer, importer or packager which bears a health warning required by federal law, except that hotels, restaurants that seat at least 25 patrons, and specialty tobacco stores (as defined in Section 9-622(4)) may sell in small quantities cigars for which the retail price is at least one dollar ($1) per cigar;
(.2) cigar or cigarette rolling papers;
(.3) any tobacco item that can be considered "drug paraphernalia" under Section 9-629.
(.4) any flavored tobacco item including any flavored cigarette, cigar, tiparillo, cigarillo or other tobacco product, except that the term "tobacco product" shall not include a package of loose tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco, or pipe tobacco, where the package is that provided by the manufacturer, importer or packager which bears a health warning required by federal law, and provided that this subsection (.4) shall not apply to cigarettes in packages of 20 or more included in the directory publish...