Section 22-B119. ILLEGAL USE OF GLUES CONTAINING A SOLVENT HAVING THE PROPERTY OF RELEASING TOXIC VAPORS OR FUMES

 

119.1No person shall, for the purpose of causing a condition of intoxication, inebriation, excitement, stupefaction, or the dulling of his or her brain or nervous system, intentionally smell or inhale the fumes from any glue containing a solvent which has the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes; provided, that nothing in this section shall be interpreted as applying to the inhalation of any anesthesia for medical or dental purposes.

 

119.2For the purposes of this section, the term "person" shall include individuals, partnerships, corporations, associations, executors, administrators, guardians, trustees and agents.

 

119.3For the purposes of this section, the phrase "glue containing a solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes" shall include any glue, cement, or other adhesive containing one (1) or more of the following chemical compounds:

 

(a)Acetone;

 

(b)An acetate;

 

(c)Benzene;

 

(d)Butyl alcohol;

 

(e)Ethyl alcohol;

 

(f)Ethylene dichloride;

 

(g)Isopropyl alcohol;

 

(h)Methyl alcohol;

 

(i)Methyl ethyl ketone;

 

(j)Pentachlorophenol;

 

(k)Petroleum ether; and

 

(l)Toluene.

 

119.4No individual shall, for the purpose of violating §119.1, use, or possess for the purpose of so using, any glue containing a solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes.

 

119.5No person, except a person who is, at the time of sale, actually employed by or engaged in operating a bona fide commercial establishment at a fixed location, shall sell to any other person any tube or other container of glue containing a solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes, and all sales of such glue not made in or from such an establishment are hereby prohibited.

 

119.6No person shall sell, give, or otherwise transfer to any other person under the age of eighteen (18), except with the written consent of the parent or guardian of such other person, any glue containing a solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes; provided, that nothing contained under this section shall be considered applicable to the following situations:

 

(a)The sale of a model kit containing a tube or other container of any such glue;

 

(b)The sale of a tube or other container of any such glue immediately in conjunction with the sale of a model kit requiring the use of approximately such quantity or glue for the assembly of a model; and

 

(c)The transfer of a tube or other container of such glue from a parent to his or her child or from a guardian to his or her ward.

 

119.7Each person who, in one (1) transaction, or in two (2) or more transactions closely connected in time, sells to any other person, two (2) or more containers of glue containing a solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes, shall upon the occurrence of the second or subsequent transaction, require such other person to exhibit means of identification of himself or herself, and shall record in a register conforming with requirements established by the Chief of Police the name, address, and description of such other person.

 

119.8The record required by §119.6 shall be kept for a period of not less than six (6) months, and shall be available for inspection during normal business hours by officers and members of the Metropolitan Police Force.

 

119.9Any person who violates any provision of this section shall upon conviction be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300) or by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) days (Commissioners’ Order 64-225).

 

source

Police Regulations art. 46, §§ 1 - 7 (May 1981).