(a) It is unlawful for any person, while in any public place, to offer to purchase, barter or trade, or negotiate the terms of sale for, contraband.

(b) For purposes of this section, the term “public place” includes any publicly owned property or other property to which the public has general access.

(c) For purposes of this section, the term “negotiate” shall include but not be limited to inquiries as to the availability of contraband for sale, examination of contraband or contraband facsimile for the purpose of determining quantity or quality, or any other overt act which a reasonable person would believe to be the initiation of a process designed to purchase contraband.

(d) For purposes of this section, the term “contraband” shall be defined as any substance, the possession of which is unlawful under the provisions of S.C. Code 1976, Section 44-53-10 et seq.

(e) Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a sentence applicable for misdemeanors. (Ord. O-17-99 (part), 1999)