[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Alderman of the City of Derby 9-23-1976 as Secs. 19-3.1 through 19-3.4 of the Charter and Revised Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall breathe, inhale or drink any compound, liquid or chemical containing toluol, hexane, trichloroethylene, acetone, toluene, ethyl acetate, methyl ethyl ketone, trichloroathane, isopropanol, methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl cellosolve acetate, cyclohexanone, or any other substance for the purpose of inducing a condition of intoxication, stupefaction, depression, giddiness, paralysis or irrational behavior, or in any manner changing, distorting or disturbing the auditory, visual or mental processes. For the purpose of §§ 77-1 to 77-3, any such condition so induced shall be deemed to be an intoxicated condition.
No person shall knowingly sell or offer for sale, deliver or give to any person under 18 years of age, unless upon written order of such person's parent or guardian, any compound liquid or chemical containing toluol, hexane, trichloroethylene, acetone, toluene, ethyl acetate, methyl ethyl ketone, trichloroathane, isopropanol, methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl cellosolve acetate, cyclohexanone, or any other substance which will induce an intoxicated condition, as defined herein, when the seller, offeror or deliverer knows or has reason to know that such compound is intended for use to induce such condition.
Sections 77-1 and 77-2 shall not apply to any person who commits any act described therein pursuant to the direction or prescription of a medical practitioner as defined in the Uniform Drug Device and Cosmetic Act, approved August 1, 1961, as heretofore or hereafter amended,[1] authorized to so direct or prescribe.
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Editor's Note: See C.G.S. § 21a-91 et seq., the Connecticut Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.