SAFE DRUG DISPOSAL INFORMATION

SF-ENV ch. 22, div. II

in effect

SF Environment Code § 2250 SHORT TITLE.

SEC. 2250. SHORT TITLE. This Ordinance shall be entitled the "Safe Drug Disposal Information Ordinance." (Added by Ord. 85-11, File No. 110025, App. 5/31/2011, Eff. 6/30/2011)

SF Environment Code § 2251 DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 2251. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Ordinance, the following words shall have the following meanings: (a) "Business" means a fixed location within the City and County of San Francisco, whether indoors or outdoors, at which Prescription Drugs are offered for sale at retail and that is required to obtain a valid San Francisco business registration certificate from the San Francisco Tax Collector's office. (b) "Department" means the Department of the Environment. (c) "Director" means the Director of the Department of the Environment. (d) "Display materials" means signs, posters or other similar informational materials. (e) "Prescription drug" means any drug that by federal or state law may be dispensed lawfully only on prescription. (Added by Ord. 85-11, File No. 110025, App. 5/31/2011, Eff. 6/30/2011)

SF Environment Code § 2252 INFORMATION REQUIRED AT POINT OF SALE.

SEC. 2252. INFORMATION REQUIRED AT POINT OF SALE. (a) Beginning December 1, 2011, any business selling prescription drugs to the public shall post display materials approved by the Director explaining how members of the public may safely and lawfully dispose of unused prescription drugs. The materials shall be in English, Spanish, and Chinese, and legible and easily readable by the average person. The materials shall be posted on the premises of the business in a location visible to the public and adjacent to the area where the prescription drugs are dispensed. (b) The Director may, in his or her discretion, authorize a business to use alternate means to comply with the requirements of subsection (a). The Director shall authorize such alternate means through the adoption of a regulation after a noticed hearing, and no business may sell prescription drugs to the public or offer to sell prescription drugs to the public using any alternate means of compliance with this Chapter unless specifically authorized to do so in advance in writing by the Director. (c) The City urges all persons and entities providing prescription drugs to the public for free to also participate in this program. (Added by Ord. 85-11, File No. 110025, App. 5/31/2011, Eff. 6/30/2011)

SF Environment Code § 2253 IMPLEMENTATION.

SEC. 2253. IMPLEMENTATION. (a) The Director, after a public hearing, may adopt and may amend guidelines, rules, regulations, and forms to implement this Ordinance. (b) By October 1, 2011, the Department shall issue regulations specifying the contents and format for the display materials required by Section 2252. (Added by Ord. 85-11, File No. 110025, App. 5/31/2011, Eff. 6/30/2011)

SF Environment Code § 2254 ENFORCEMENT.

SEC. 2254. ENFORCEMENT. (a) During the period between the effective date of this Chapter and December 1, 2011, the operative date for compliance, the Department shall develop and conduct an education and assistance program for businesses subject to the Chapter, and shall contact the businesses and assist them with meeting the requirements of the Chapter. (b) Beginning September 1, 2011, the City Administrator shall issue a written warning to any person he or she determines is violating provisions of this Chapter or any regulation issued under this Chapter. If 30 days after issuance of the written warning the City Administrator finds that the person receiving the warning has continued to violate the provisions of the Chapter or any regulation issued under this Chapter, the City Administrator may impose administrative fines as provided below in subsections (c), (d), and (e). (c) Violation of this Chapter or any regulation issued under this Chapter shall be punishable by administrative fines in the amount of: (1) Up to $100.00 for the first violation; (2) Up to $250.00 for the second violation within a twelve-month period; and, (3) Up to $500 for the third and subsequent violations within a twelve-month period. (d) Except as provided in subsection (c), setting forth the amount of administrative fines, Administrative Code Chapter 100, "Procedures Governing the Imposition of Administrative Fines," as may be amended from time to time, is hereby incorporated in its entirety and shall govern the imposition, enforcement, collection, and review of administrative citations issued by the City Administrator to enforce this Chapter or any regulation issued under this Chapter. Violation of this Chapter is not a misdemeanor, and the Board of Supervisors intends that the requirements of this Chapter be enforced only through administrative fines as provided in this Section. (e) For purposes of this Chapter, each week that a business sells or offers to sell prescription drugs to the public contrary to the provisions of this Chapter or any regulation issued under this Chapter shall constitute a separate violation. (Added by Ord. 85-11, File No. 110025, App. 5/31/2011, Eff. 6/30/2011)

Source: City and County of San Francisco, Charter and Municipal Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/san_francisco/latest/sf_environment/0-0-0-47267Fetched: 11/1/2026