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§63-2-407.1.


§63-2-407.1.
   
   A. For the purpose of inducing intoxication or distortion or
   disturbance of the auditory, visual, muscular, or mental process, no
   person shall ingest, use, or possess any compound, liquid, or chemical
   which contains ethylchloride, butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite,
   secondary butyl nitrite, tertiary butyl nitrite, amyl nitrite,
   isopropyl nitrite, isopentyl nitrite, or mixtures containing butyl
   nitrite, isobutyl nitrite, secondary butyl nitrite, tertiary butyl
   nitrite, amyl nitrite, isopropyl nitrite, isopentyl nitrite, or any of
   their esters, isomers, or analogues, or any other similar compound.
   
   B. No person shall possess, buy, sell, or otherwise transfer any
   substance specified in subsection A of this section for the purpose of
   inducing or aiding any other person to inhale or ingest such substance
   or otherwise violate the provisions of this section.
   
   C. The provisions of subsections A and B of this section shall not
   apply to:
   
   1. the possession and use of a substance specified in subsection A of
   this section which is used as part of the care or treatment by a
   licensed physician of a disease, condition or injury or pursuant to a
   prescription of a licensed physician; and
   
   2. the possession of a substance specified in subsection A of this
   section which is used as part of a known manufacturing process or
   industrial operation when the possessor has obtained a permit from the
   State Department of Health.
   
   D. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules and regulations
   establishing procedures for the application, form and issuance of a
   permit to legitimate manufacturing and industrial applicants as
   provided for in subsection C of this section.
   
   E. Any person convicted of violating any provision of subsection A or
   B of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
   imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed ninety (90) days or by
   the imposition of a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),
   or by both such imprisonment and fine. Each violation shall be
   considered a separate offense.
   

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