Editor's Note: For State statute making it a disorderly persons offense to illegally sell or use certain glue, see N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10.4, Toxic Chemicals.
[R.O. 1966 § 17:6-1]
As used in this chapter:
GLUE CONTAINING A SOLVENT HAVING THE PROPERTY OF RELEASING TOXIC VAPORS OR FUMES
Shall mean and includes any glue, cement or other adhesive containing one or more of the following chemical compounds:
acetone
an acetate
benzene
butyl alcohol
ethyl alcohol
ethylene dichloride
isopropyl alcohol
methyl alcohol
methyl ethyl ketone
Pentachlorophenol
petroleum ether
toluene
[R.O. 1966 § 17:6-2]
No person shall, for the purpose of causing a condition of intoxication, inebriation, excitement, stupefaction, or the dulling of his/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.
[R.O. 1966 § 17:6-3]
No individual shall, for the purpose of violating Section 20:7-2, use, or possess for the purpose of so using, any glue containing a solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes.
[R.O. 1966 § 17:6-4]
No person, except a person who is, at the time of such 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.
[R.O. 1966 § 17:6-5]
No person shall sell, give, or otherwise transfer to any other person under the age of 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 in this chapter shall be considered applicable to the sale of a model kit containing as a part thereof a tube or other container of any such glue, nor shall these regulations be considered applicable to 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 of glue for the assembly of a model; provided further, that nothing herein contained shall be applicable to the transfer of a tube or other container of such glue from a parent to his/her child or from a guardian to his/her ward.
[R.O. 1966 § 17:6-6; Ord. 6PSF-A(S), 1-7-2016]
Each person who, in one transaction, or in two or more transactions closely connected in time, sells to any other person two 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/herself, and shall record in a register, conforming with requirements established by the Director of the Department of Public Safety, the name, address and description of such other person. Such record shall be kept for a period of not less than six months, and shall be available for inspection during normal business hours by officers and members of the Newark Division of Police.