Spokane Municipal Code

Title 10 Regulation of Activities

Division VII. City of Spokane Community Health Programs

Chapter 10.81 Community Health Impact Areas

Section 10.81.030 Definitions

1. “Agency” means the state of Washington, a county, municipal corporation, health district, school district, special taxing authority, postsecondary institutions, or federally-recognized Indian tribe.

2. “Distribute” or “Distribution” means to furnish, give away, exchange, transfer, deliver or supply, whether or not for monetary gain

3. “Foils” also known as aluminum foil or tinfoil includes aluminum sheeting or leaves used for smoking tobacco, to cover or wrap food, or to line cooking equipment. 

4. “Health care provider” means a person who is licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise authorized by the State of Washington to provide health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession.

5. “Nonprofit Corporation” or “Nonprofit Organization” means a corporation, organization or limited liability corporation:

1. 1. Formed and organized under chapter 24.03 RCW, and

1. 2. In accordance with Internal Revenue Code sections 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4), and as hereafter amended.

1. 3. Where the term nonprofit organization is used, it is meant to include a nonprofit corporation or nonprofit limited liability corporation.

6. “Overdose risk reduction supplies” means at least one unopened box or package of Naloxone HCI Nasal Spray containing at least two single-dose nasal spray devices. Instructions for use shall be included in each unopened box.  

7. “Person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal or commercial entity.

8. “Pharmacy” means every place properly licensed by the Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission where the practice of pharmacy is conducted as defined by RCW 18.64.011(32).

1. “Smoking supplies” means any equipment, product, or material of any kind which is used, intended for use, designed for use, to package, repackage, store, contain, conceal, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce tobacco of any form into the human body including, but not limited to:

1. 1. Metal, wooden, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic, or ceramic pipes with or without screens, permanent screens, hashish heads, or punctured metal bowls;

1. 2. Water pipes;

1. 3. Carburetion tubes and devices;

1. 4. Smoking and carburetion masks;

1. 5. Roach clips, meaning objects used to hold burning material, such as a cigarette, that has become too small or short to be held in the hand;

1. 6. Chamber pipes;

1. 7. Carburetor pipes;

1. 8. Electric pipes;

1. 9. Air-driven pipes;

1. 10. Chillums;

1. 11. Bongs;

1. 12. Ice pipes or chillers; and

1. 13. Foils

“Smoking supplies” does not include cigarettes, cigars, matches, lighters, tobacco products as defined by RCW 82.26.010(21) or vapor products as defined by RCW 70.345.010.

10. “Supermarket”, as designated by the North American Industry Classification System, means a business where the primary business activity is retailing a general line of food, such as canned and frozen foods; fresh fruits and vegetables; and fresh and prepared meats, fish, and poultry. It does not include Convenience Retailers or Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores as defined by the North American Industry Classification System.

11. “Transaction” means a purchase, sale, loan, gift, transfer, transmission, delivery, trade, exchange, extension of credit, or any other method of acquisition or disposition of smoking supplies.

 

Date Passed: Monday, February 3, 2025

Effective Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

ORD C36635 Section 1