Ohio Code 4301.71 – Sale of powdered or crystalline alcohol
(A) No person shall sell or offer for sale powdered or crystalline alcohol for human consumption.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4301.71
- Alcohol: means ethyl alcohol, whether rectified or diluted with water or not, whatever its origin may be, and includes synthetic ethyl alcohol. See Ohio Code 4301.01
- Beer: includes all beverages brewed or fermented wholly or in part from malt products and containing one-half of one per cent or more of alcohol by volume. See Ohio Code 4301.01
- liquor: include all liquids and compounds, other than beer, containing one-half of one per cent or more of alcohol by volume which are fit to use for beverage purposes, from whatever source and by whatever process produced, by whatever name called, and whether they are medicated, proprietary, or patented. See Ohio Code 4301.01
- Person: includes firms and corporations. See Ohio Code 4301.01
- sell: include exchange, barter, gift, offer for sale, sale, distribution and delivery of any kind, and the transfer of title or possession of beer and intoxicating liquor either by constructive or actual delivery by any means or devices whatever, including the sale of beer or intoxicating liquor by means of a controlled access alcohol and beverage cabinet pursuant to section 4301. See Ohio Code 4301.01
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
(B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Any substance regulated by the food and drug administration in the United States department of health and human services that is not either of the following:
(a) Beer or intoxicating liquor; or
(b) A compound that could be converted into beer or intoxicating liquor.
(2) A medication that requires a prescription;
(3) An over-the-counter medication.
(C) As used in this section:
(1) “Powdered or crystalline alcohol” means a product that is manufactured into a powdered or crystalline form and that contains any amount of alcohol.
(2) “Prescription” has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code.
(3) “Over-the-counter medication” means medication that may be legally sold and purchased without a prescription.