Use of wood or methyl alcohol prohibited; penalty

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24:5-13. Use of wood or methyl alcohol prohibited; penalty

No person shall sell or offer or expose for sale, or have in his possession with intent to distribute or sell, any food, drug, cosmetic, preparation or mixture of any kind, intended for internal use, which contains methyl or wood alcohol; nor shall any person sell, or offer or expose for sale, or have in his possession with intent to distribute or sell, or use upon or apply to the body of another, any drug, hair tonic, bay rum or similar preparation, intended for external use, which contains methyl or wood alcohol.

Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars for the first offense, two hundred dollars for the second offense, and three hundred dollars for the third and each subsequent offense.

Amended by L.1939, c. 320, p. 779, s. 24, eff. Jan. 1, 1940.


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