Earlier editions: 2026-09
Chapter 13A — DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
Santa Barbara County Municipal Code Art. II Offenses and Penalties
Santa Barbara County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Santa Barbara County
Cite as: Santa Barbara County Municipal Code Article II · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 13A-3. - Possession of drug paraphernalia.¶
It is unlawful for any person to use, or to possess with intent to use, drug paraphernalia to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body controlled substance in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. Any person who violates this section is guilty of an infraction, and upon conviction is punishable by (1) a fine not exceeding fifty dollars for a first violation; (2) a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for a second violation of this section within one year; (3) a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars for each additional violation of this section within one year.
(Ord. No. 3194, § 1)
Sec. 13A-4. - Manufacture or delivery of drug paraphernalia.¶
It is unlawful for any person to deliver, possess with intent to deliver, or manufacture with intent to deliver, drug paraphernalia, knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that it will be used to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body controlled substance in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be imprisoned for not more than one hundred eighty days, fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both.
(Ord. No. 3194, § 1)
Sec. 13A-5. - Advertisement of drug paraphernalia.¶
It is unlawful for any person to place in any newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publication any advertisement, knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that the purpose of the advertisement, in whole or in part, is to promote the sale of objects designed or intended for use as drug paraphernalia. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be imprisoned for not more than one hundred eighty days, fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both.
(Ord. No. 3194, § 1)
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