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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 35-2 Glue, carbon tetrachloride, paints, etc.">
  <section prefix="§" num="35-2" heading="Glue, carbon tetrachloride, paints, etc.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Definitions.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="“Glue ...”.">As used in this section, the phrase “glue containing a solvent having the property or releasing toxic vapors or fumes” shall mean and include any glue, cement, or other adhesive containing 1 or more of the following chemical compounds: acetone, and acetate, benzene, butyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, ethylene dichloride, isopropyl alcohol, methyl alcohol, methyl ethyl ketone, pentachlorophenol, petroleum ether, or toluene.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Carbon tetrachloride.">As used in this section, the phrase “carbon tetrachloride” shall mean any product containing, as its primary ingredient, carbon tetrachloride.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Inhalation of glue or carbon tetrachloride.">
      <para num="(1)">No person shall, for the purpose of causing a condition of intoxication, inebriation, excitement, stupefaction, or the dulling of his brain or nervous system, intentionally smell or inhale the fumes of any glue and carbon tetrachloride product containing a solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Providing that nothing in this section shall be interpreted as applying to the inhalation of any anesthetic used for medical or dental purposes.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Use or possession of glue or carbon tetrachloride.">
      <para num="(1)">No person shall, for the purpose of causing a condition of intoxication, inebriation, excitement, stupefaction, or the dulling of his brain or nervous system, intentionally use or have in his possession for the purpose of using any glue and carbon tetrachloride product containing a solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Providing that nothing in this section shall be interpreted as applying to the inhalation of any anesthetic used for medical or dental purposes.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Sale, etc., to minor of glue and carbon tetrachloride.">It shall be unlawful for any person, excepting a parent or legal guardian of a minor, to sell, offer to sell, transfer, or act as an agent for the sale or transfer to any person under the age of 21 years any tube or other container of glue and carbon tetrachloride product containing a solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes.</para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Sale, etc., to minor of spray paints, etc.">It shall be unlawful for any person, excepting a parent or legal guardian of a minor, to sell, offer to sell, transfer, or act as an agent for the sale or transfer to any person under the age of 21 years any paint, enamel, lacquer, or other coloring matter in pressurized spray containers.</para>
    <para num="(f)" heading="Sale, etc., to minor of certain cleaning fluids.">It shall be unlawful for any person, excepting a parent or legal guardian of a minor, to sell, offer to sell, transfer, or act as an agent for the sale or transfer to any person under the age of 21 years any type of cleaning fluid containing 1 or more of the following chemical compounds: acetone, and acetate, benzene, butyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, ethylene dichloride, isopropyl alcohol, methyl, alcohol, methyl ethyl ketone, pentachlorophenol, petroleum ether, or toluene.</para>
    <para num="(g)" heading="Penalties.">
      <para num="(1)">Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both, for each offense.</para>
      <para num="(2)">In addition to a fine or imprisonment or both or in lieu of a fine or imprisonment or both, a judge may sentence a person convicted under this section to perform community service.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §80</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 68-039</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 71-1093</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 86-764</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 22-125</annotation>
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</baltimore-city-law>
