In a pioneering move, Tempe has become the first city in Arizona to introduce a drink-spiking ordinance. To raise awareness, city officials are distributing detection kits on Mill Avenue this weekend.
Tempe Councilmember Randy Keating emphasized the importance of the initiative, stating, “So we want to make sure that people see this as a resource because if no one uses it, we’re not actually increasing public safety. So we want to make sure that the public is well informed of the availability of these testing kits and where they can get them and how they can get them.”
Efforts to inform the community include reaching out to Arizona State University (ASU) as students return for the fall semester. Keating explained, “So it’s kind of an all-hands effort to make sure that the incoming class knows and people that live in Tempe that maybe lived here for decades know that this is a new thing that Tempe is leading the way on nightlife safety in the Valley.”
To ensure compliance with the new ordinance, the city will conduct checks on local businesses.
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