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ORDINANCE NO. 1323
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING THE ARCADIA MUNICIPAL CODE
BY ADDING TO CHAPTER 6 OF ARTICLE V
THEREOF A NEW SECTION 5602.6 ADDING'
SECTIONS 6l0.1, 610.2, 610.2.1, 610.2.2,
610.2.3, 610.2.4 AND 610.3 TO THE
HEALTH CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the Arcadia Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding to Chapter 6 of Article V thereof a new Section
5602.6, the same to read as follows:
5602.6. SAME. ADDITIONS. New sections 610.1, 610.2,
610.2.1, 610.2.2, 610.2.3, 610.2.4 and 610.3 are hereb'y added to
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the Health Code, the same to read respectively as follows:
Sec. 610.l. Disposal of Medical Supplies. No person shqll
dispose of, leave or discard, outside of the portion of a building in
his possession, any container, bottle, syringe, hypodermic needle,
hypodermic syringe, needle designed for or used in the dispensing,
giving or injecting of medicine, drugs as defined by Section 4403
of the Business and Professions Code, or poisons as defined by Sec-
tion 4160 of the Business and Professions Code, or any bandage,
dressing or gauze that has been used in the treating or caring for
an infectious disease. Medicine as used in this section shall in-
clude drugs intended for use in the diagnosis, care, mitigation,
treatment or prevention of disease, disorders, sickness or ailment
in human beings or animals.
Sec. 610.2. Same. Methods. Items described in the pre-
ceding section shall be disposed of in the manner prescribed in the
following subsections.
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Sec. 610.2.1. Same. Same. Liquid and soft wastes. All
fluid and soft ma.terial wastes, soiled paper tissue and other similar
materials which can be properly disposed of through the sanitary sewer
system, shall be disposed of in such manner.
Sec. 610.2.2. Same. Same. Solid containers. All con-
tainers, bottles, and other solid materials which contain or have
contained medicines or drugs of any type shall be placed in waste
containers enclosed or sealed by a solid lid or door securely fastened
by a padlock or similar locking device, or in enclosed covered trash
containers placed within an enclosed, roofed trash enclosure, the
only entry to which shall be by means of a door securely fastened by
a padlock or similar locking device. Every such padlock or locking
device shall be under the exclusive control of the person placing
materials therein, and shall remain locked at all times except during
the time of placing materials therein or collecting materials there-
from by a person authorized so to do.
Sec. 610.2.3. Same. Same. Used or contaiminated items.
Used or contaminated bandages, dressings, gauze, tongue depressors
and similar items shall be securely wrapped and placed in heavy
waxed paper or plastic bags which shall be securely closed by tying
or stapling and which shall then be placed in metal trash cans which
have overlapping, fly-tight lids. Such lids shall be kept in place
at all times except while the trash cans are being filled or emptied
by a person authorized so to do.
Sec. 610.2.4. Same. Same. Syringes and needles. Syringes,
needles, hypodermic syringes and needles and similar soft plastic
items shall be disposed of in the manner provided by Section 610.2.2,
or may be disposed of in the manner provided by Section 610.2.3 if
the contents first be entirely removed therefrom, the needles broken,
and the syringe or container be so broken or cut up by an approved
method as to render the same unusable for any purpose whatsoever.
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Sec. 610.3. Same. other regulations. If any requirements
of section 6l0.2 and the subsections thereof conflict with any appli-
cable State or County law, regulation or administrative practice, the
more stringent law or regulation shall apply.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this ordinance.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held
on the 17th
day of May
, 1966, by the affirmative vote
of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES:
Councilmen Arth, Butterworth, Considine, Hage and
Forman
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
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City Clerk of the City of Arcadia
SIGNED AND APPROVED this
, 1966.
JJ;:dAA<l~L
City Clerk '
(SEAL)
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