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oMty oc y,�' <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI`I <br />ire oF•H�.t� <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />BILL NO. ___ 71_ <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 <br />(2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED) BY ADDING AN ARTICLE, RELATING TO <br />NALOXONE. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I: <br />SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to reduce preventable deaths <br />from opioid overdoses by requiring all establishments licensed to serve alcohol for on -premises <br />consumption in the County to maintain naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, on -site. <br />The availability of naloxone, a life-saving opioid overdose reversal medication, has <br />proven to be an essential public health tool. The growing prevalence of fentanyl and synthetic <br />opioids statewide poses a severe threat to the safety of Hawaii Island residents and visitors. <br />This ordinance intends to align the County of Hawaii with similar harm -reduction efforts <br />implemented or proposed in other counties, such as in the City and County of Honolulu. <br />SECTION 2. Chapter 6 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) is <br />amended by adding an article to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: <br />"Article _. Naloxone Requirement in Bars. <br />Section 6- Definitions. <br />As used in this article: <br />"Bar" means an establishment licensed by the liquor commission to serve alcoholic <br />beverages for on -premises consumption, including, but not limited to, restaurants, <br />dispensers, tour or cruise vessels, cabarets, nightclubs, lounges, brewpubs, small craft <br />producer pubs, and taverns. <br />"Naloxone" means a medication approved by the United States Food and Drug <br />Administration designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose. <br />Section 6- Requirement to maintain naloxone. <br />(a) A bar shall maintain and keep no less than two doses of naloxone nasal spray: <br />(1) In a manner consistent with recommendations of the manufacturer; and <br />(2) In a visible and labeled location on the premises that is accessible to <br />employees during operating hours. <br />(b) A bar shall ensure that, during operating hours, one or more employees are familiar <br />with the location of the naloxone doses and with the method of its administration. <br />