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a. As used in this section the phrase "glue containing a solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes" shall mean and include 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, or toluene.

b. No person shall breathe, inhale or drink (i) any glue containing a solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes, or (ii) any other solvent, aerosol, vapor or gas 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. This subsection shall not apply to anesthetic substances administered for a valid medical or dental purpose.

c. No person shall knowingly sell or offer for sale, deliver or give to any person under eighteen years of age, any glue containing a solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes which will induce an intoxicated condition as defined herein.

d. A person making a sale or transfer of possession of a glue containing a solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes shall require adequate identification and shall record the name, address, sex and age of the person to whom the sale or transfer is made; records required by this subsection shall be kept in a permanent register available for inspection by the Chief of Police for a period of at least one year; provided, that this subsection shall not apply to a sale or transfer made to a person intending to use such glue for manufacturing or industrial purposes.

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

f. All glues containing solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes being held for sale by a bona fide commercial establishment at a fixed location shall be kept in such a place as to be unavailable to any customer without the assistance of an employee or owner of said establishment.

g. Nothing contained in this section shall be applicable to the transfer of a tube or other container of glue from a parent to his child, or from a guardian to his ward.

h. No person shall be found in any public place under the influence of (i) any glue containing a solvent having the property of releasing toxic vapors or fumes, or (ii) any other solvent, aerosol, vapor or gas, in such a condition that he is unable to exercise care for his own safety or the safety of others, nor shall any person, by reason of his being under the influence of any aforementioned substance interfere with, obstruct or prevent the free use of any street, sidewalk or other public way.

i. Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. No. G-830, § 1; Ord. No. G-993, §§ 1—3)

Cross reference—Businesses, ch. 10; minors, ch. 22.

State law reference—Possession and sale of toxic vapor releasing substance, A.R.S. § 13-3403.