It is the policy of the county of Sonoma to eliminate discrimination based on the
fact that a person has AIDS or a related condition, or HIV infection. In adopting
the ordinance codified in this article, the board of supervisors of the county of
Sonoma does not intend to proscribe any activity the proscription of which would constitute
an infringement of the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the
state of California. Recognizing that existing federal and state enactments proscribe
such discrimination in some, but not all, circumstances, the board finds that such
enactments do not occupy the field of such arbitrary discrimination, but that local
regulation is both necessary and proper. This article is not intended, and shall not
be construed, to apply to any person or activity which is regulated by federal or
state law, to the extent that application of this article would conflict with such
law or would unduly interfere with the achievement of federal or state regulatory
objectives. It is the intention of the board of supervisors that this article shall
be interpreted to be compatible with federal and state enactments, and in furtherance
of the public policies which those enactments express.
