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Article 3 — Intoxication

Siskiyou County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Siskiyou County

Sec. 4-4.301. - Intoxication in public places.

It shall be unlawful for any person to be in an intoxicated or drunken condition on any public highway, road, street, sidewalk, lane, alley, public grounds, public place, or place open to the public within the County.

(§ I, Ord. 190)

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Sec. 4-4.302. - Intoxication in vehicles.

It shall be unlawful for any person to be in an intoxicated or drunken condition in any automobile, motorcycle, streetcar, or other vehicle while the same is on any public highway, road, street, sidewalk, lane, alley, public grounds, public place, or place open to the public within the County.

(§ II, Ord. 190)

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Sec. 4-4.303. - Prohibition of inhaling, drinking, or breathing certain substances.

It shall be unlawful for any person to inhale, breathe, drink, or in any manner use any product or substance, or combination thereof, containing organic solvents, which include amyl acetate, trichlorethylene, acetone, or other closely related or similar compounds used as solvents for products referred to as "glue", "adhesive cement", "mucilage", or "dope", with the intent of becoming intoxicated, elated, dazed, paralyzed, irrational, or in any manner changing, distorting, or disturbing the eyesight, thinking process, balance, or coordination, or affecting the central nervous system of such person.

For the purposes of this section, any such condition so induced shall be deemed to be an "intoxicated condition". The provisions of this section shall not pertain to any person who inhales, breathes, drinks, or uses such product or substance pursuant to the direction or prescription of any doctor, physician, surgeon, dentist, or pediatrist authorized to so direct or prescribe.

(§ 1, Ord. 427, eff. April 12, 1966)

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