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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, <br /> VIRGINIA~ 1973, AS AMENDED, BTAM_ENDING SECTIONS 21-8, 21-9, <br /> 21-10, ~21L18.1, 21-18.2 AND 2t-I8.3f PERTAINING TO CONTROLLED DRUGS <br /> AND OTHER SUBSTANCES; BY REPEALING SECTION 21-18 PERTAINING <br /> TO DRUG PARAPHERNALIA;. BY AM_ENDING SECTIONS 21-19, 21-20 (b), <br /> 21-20 Cd), 21-21, 21-22, AND 21-24, PERTAINING TO DRIVING <br /> UNDER THE INFLUENCE; BY AMENDING SECTIONS 21~38, 2t-50, 21- <br /> 54. (a),' 21~54 (b)~~ 21-76,.21,91, 21-98, ~ND 21-110, PERTAINING <br /> TOMiSCELLANEoUS CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PROCEDURES; AND' BY <br /> ADDING SECTIONS 21-186 PERTAINtNGTO POSSESSION OR DUPLICATION <br /> OF CITY KEYS AND 21-149.2 PERTAINING TO SHOPLIFTING ANTI <br /> DETECTION DEVICES <br /> <br /> BE IT ORDAINED by the Council Of the City of Portsmouth, <br /> Virginia: <br /> <br /> 1. That Sections 21-8, 21-9, 21-10, 2i~18.1, 21-18-.-2 <br /> and 21-18.3 of the Code of the City of'Portsmouth, Virginia, <br /> 19733 be amended and reordained to read as follows: i <br /> Section 21-8. Definitions. ~' <br /> (a) Whenever the terms "controlled substances", <br /> marl3uana", and "Schedules I, II1, IV, V and VI" are <br /> used in this Article, such terms refer to those terms Las <br /> they are used or defined in the Drug. LC~ntrol'Act, chapte~ <br /> 15.1 of Title 54 of the C6de cf..virginia (t950). as..~mended. <br /> {.b) The term ~mltatmon controlled substance" when <br /> usedin this Article means a pill, capsule or tablet which <br /> is not a controlled substance, which encourages recreat~onai <br /> drug use or abuse or any similar nonmedical use,. and: <br /> (.1) Which by overall dosage unit appearance~ in- <br /> cluding color, shape, size, marking and p~ckaging or by re- <br /> presentations made, would cause.the likelihood that su~ <br /> pill, capsule, or tablet will be mistaken for a'contr011ed <br /> substance; or <br /> <br /> (2) A pill, capsule, tablet, or. substance in-any <br /> form whatsoever which by express or implied repres'enta~ions <br /> purports to act like a controlled substance as a stimulant <br /> or depressant of the central nervous system and which'~s not <br /> coImuonly used or recognized for use in that particular formu- <br /> lation for any purpose other than for such stimulant or <br /> depressant effect unless a new drug application for such substance <br /> has been approved by the United States Food andDrug Administration <br /> pursuant to 21 U.S.C. §355; or <br /> <br /> (13.) Phenylpropanolamine, ephedrine sulphate, or <br /> propylhexedrine, o~ coi~binations thereof, unless combined <br /> with one or mo~e other active therapeutic .ingredients not. <br /> having a stimulant or depressant effect on the central nervous <br /> <br /> <br />