Ordinance 2622-02 - Laserfiche WebLink

8. Carburetor pipes; 9. Electric pipes; 10. Air-driven pipes; 11. Chillums; 12. Bongs; and 13. Ice pipes or chillers. C. It shall be no defense to a prosecution for a violation of this section that the person acted, or was believed by the defendant to act, as agent or representative of another. D. Nothing in subsection A of this section prohibits legal distribution of injection syringe equipment through public health and community-based HIV prevention programs, and pharmacies. Section 5: Severability. Should any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or situation be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation. The City Council of the City of Everett hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 6: Third Party Liability It is expressly the purpose of this ordinance to provide for and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of this ordinance. It is the specific intent of this ordinance that no provisions nor any term used in this ordinance is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon the City or any of its officers or employees, for whom the implementation and enforcement of this ordinance shall be discretionary and not mandatory. Nothing contained in this ordinance is intended nor shall be construed to create or form the basis of any liability on the part of the City, or its officers, employees or agents, for 5