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Sec. B13-66. Unlawful business practices.

(a) It shall be an unlawful business practice for any person to deny any individual the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages and accommodations of any business establishment, including but not limited to medical, dental, paramedical, banking, financing, health care and convalescent services of any kind whatsoever, on the basis (in whole or in part) that such person has HIV or AIDS or is perceived to have HIV or AIDS.

(b) No person shall make, print, publish, advertise or disseminate in any way any notice, statement or advertisement with respect to any business establishment or public accommodation which indicates that a person is doing or will do anything this section prohibits.

(c) Exceptions:

(1) Nothing in this section shall apply to any blood bank, blood donation facility, sperm bank, sperm donation facility, organ donation facility, surrogate mother or surrogate mother facility, or to any like service facility or establishment engaged in the exchange of products containing elements of blood or sperm.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any act specifically authorized by the laws of the State of California or any actions taken by or under the direction of the Health Department of the County of Santa Clara in order to protect the public health.

(Ord. No. NS-300.423, § 1, 12-8-87; Ord. No. NS-300.646, § 6, 1-23-01)

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