San Francisco County Municipal Code Art. 5 Offensive Powders
San Francisco County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Francisco County
Cite as: San Francisco County Municipal Code Article 5 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 405. Distributing "Ker Chew" Powders Prohibited. Sec. 406. Penalty. Sec. 411. Unlawful Possession of "Knockout Drops." Sec. 412. Mixing Prohibited. Sec. 413. Administering Drugs, Etc., Prohibited.
SEC. 405. DISTRIBUTING "KER CHEW" POWDERS PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, give away or in any manner to distribute within the City and County of San Francisco any "ker chew powders," "stink balls," or similar substances designed to give offense to the senses. (Added by Ord. 1.075, App. 10/11/38) SEC. 406. PENALTY. Any person violating the provisions of Section 405 of this Article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than $10 nor more than $50, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not exceeding 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Added by Ord. 1.075, App. 10/11/38) SEC. 411. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF "KNOCKOUT DROPS." No person shall have in his possession, with intent to use for an unlawful purpose, any liquid, drug or substance called or known as "knockout drops," or any liquid, drug or substance of similar properties or any chloral hydrate, or any solution, compound or mixture of chloral hydrate, or any liquid, drug, or substance of similar properties, which when put in, mixed or compounded with any beverage and drunk, causes or tends to cause stupefaction or insensibility or coma in the person drinking it. (Added by Ord. 1.075, App. 10/11/38) SEC. 412. MIXING PROHIBITED.
No person shall, with unlawful intent, put in, mix or compound with any beverage to be drunk by any other person, any liquid, drug or substance mentioned in Section 411 of this Article. (Added by Ord. 1.075, App. 10/11/38) SEC. 413. ADMINISTERING DRUGS, ETC., PROHIBITED. No person shall, with unlawful intent, give or administer to, or compel, or cause, or persuade, or induce any person to drink any beverage which contains any liquid, drug or substance mentioned in Section 411 of this Article. (Added by Ord. 1.075, App. 10/11/38)
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