Section 578.265

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Chapter 578

Effective - 28 Aug 2009, 2 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  578.265.  Until December 31, 2016 — Selling or transferring solvents to cause certain symptoms, penalty — certain alcoholic beverage sellers prohibited from selling, penalty. — 1.  No person shall knowingly and intentionally sell or otherwise transfer possession of any solvent, particularly toluol, amyl nitrite, butyl nitrite, cyclohexyl nitrite, ethyl nitrite, pentyl nitrite, and propyl nitrite and their iso-analogues to any person for the purpose of causing a condition of, or inducing symptoms of, intoxication, elation, euphoria, dizziness, excitement, irrational behavior, exhilaration, paralysis, stupefaction, or dulling of senses or nervous system, or for the purpose of, in any manner, changing, distorting, or disturbing the audio, visual, or mental processes.

  2.  No person who owns or operates any business which receives over fifty percent of its gross annual income from the sale of alcoholic beverages or beer shall sell or offer for sale toluol, amyl nitrite, butyl nitrite, cyclohexyl nitrite, ethyl nitrite, pentyl nitrite, and propyl nitrite and their iso-analogues, or any toxic glue.

  3.  No person who owns or operates any business which operates as a venue for live entertainment performance or receives over fifty percent of its gross annual income from the sale of recorded video entertainment shall sell or offer for sale toluol, amyl nitrite, butyl nitrite, cyclohexyl nitrite, ethyl nitrite, pentyl nitrite, propyl nitrite or their iso-analogues.

  4.  Any person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 or 2 of this section is guilty of a class C felony.

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(L. 1982 S.B. 522 §§ 7, 8, A.L. 1987 H.B. 51 & 49, A.L. 2009 H.B. 62)

Transferred 2014; now 579.103; Effective 1-01-17