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The Board finds that the "Whereas" clauses above are true and correct, and hereby incorporates such clauses as the legislative findings of the Board. Section 3. Amendment of Chapter 315 (Pain Management Clinics and Controlled Substances). Chapter 315 of the Code of Indian River County, Florida is hereby amended to read as follows (added language is underlined, and deleted language noted by strikethrough): CHAPTER 315. PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINICS., AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA Section. 315.02. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) Pain management clinic shall mean any publicly or privately owned facility: that advertises in any medium for any type of pain management services; or where in any month a majority of patients are prescribed opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol for the treatment of chonic nonmalignant paint or any Medical Marijuana Treatment Center as defined below, unless a. The clinic is licensed as a facility pursuant to chapter 395, Florida Statutes; b. The majority of physicians who provide services in the clinic primarily provide surgical services; C. The clinic is owned by a publicly held corporation whose shares are traded on a national exchange or on the over-the-counter market and whose total assets at the end of the corporation's most recent fiscal quarter exceeded $50 million; d. The clinic is affiliated with an accredited medical school at which training is provided for medical students, residents or fellows; e. The clinic does not prescribe or dispense marijuana or controlled substances for the treatment of pain; or f. The clinic is owned by a corporate entity exempt from federal taxation under 26 USC section 501(c)(3). h Atl, n L,nda GE:N LUL 'Res 4--s d Ordi... ces.Ord ... P,- Ch,- Wd-1 Mari.... d— 2