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Orange County board sets second reading for ordinance targeting nitrous-oxide sales after DA endorsement
Summary
Vice Chair Katrina Foley introduced a first-reading ordinance to restrict retail sale and distribution of nitrous oxide for recreational use; District Attorney Spitzer told the board the office supports enforcement and that state law currently criminalizes recreational use.
Vice Chair Katrina Foley introduced a first reading of a proposed county ordinance on Feb. 11 seeking to close what she described as a "glaring loophole" in state law that allows retailers to sell large nitrous-oxide canisters without checking intent.
Foley said the county’s draft ordinance would add a division to county code giving the county the authority to direct the county health officer to…
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