COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

FOR

H. B. 4426

(By Delegates Modesitt, L. Smith, Stemple, Willison, Angotti, Manchin and Ashley)


(Originating in the House Committee on the Judiciary)


[February 28, 2000]


A BILL to amend and reenact section eight, article nineteen, chapter forty-seven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to the sale of drug paraphernalia; and prohibiting the sale of drug paraphernalia outdoors.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section eight, article nineteen, chapter forty-seven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 19. DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.
§47-19-8. Sale of drug paraphernalia outdoors prohibited.
It is unlawful to sell items as described in section three of this article at any fair, festival, musical or theatrical production, or any other event performed or conducted outdoors. It is unlawful to sell items as described in section three of this article at any temporary roadside booth or table along any municipal street or highway.

This section has been completely rewritten; therefore, strike-throughs and underlining have been omitted.