§ 601-19. Sale or Use of Toxic Glue to Produce a State of Intoxication or Other Abnormal Condition.

As used in this section, the term "toxic glue" shall mean any glue, adhesive cement, mucilage, plastic solvent or other adhesive containing toluene, acetone, xylene, butyl alcohol, hexane, tricresyl phosphate or other toxic ingredient.

No person, for the purpose of violating or aiding another to violate any provision of this section, shall intentionally possess, buy, sell, transfer possession or receive possession of any toxic glue.

No person shall sell or transfer possession of any toxic glue to another person under 18 years of age, except that one tube of glue may be sold at any one time to a person under 18 years of age, provided that the tube is included in a kit for the assembly of a model airplane, automobile, boat or other unassembled model, or when a kit not having glue packaged therein is sold in conjunction with the sale of one tube of glue.

No person shall inhale, drink, eat or otherwise introduce into such person's respiratory or circulatory system any toxic glue with the intent of becoming intoxicated, elated, paralyzed, irrational or in any manner changing, distorting or disturbing the eyesight, thinking process, judgment, balance or coordination of such person. For the purpose of this section, any such condition so induced shall be deemed to be an intoxicated condition.

Whoever violates this section is guilty of selling or using toxic glue to produce a state of intoxication or other abnormal condition, a misdemeanor of the first degree.

(C.M.C. 601-19; ordained by Ord. No. 523-1973, eff. Jan. 1, 1974)

Analogous to Sec. 901-G15; ordained by Ord. No. 475-1965, eff. Nov. 24, 1965; reordained as C.M.C. 901-615, eff. Jan. 1, 1972; r. Ord. No. 523-1973, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.