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Home » US Law » 2022 Rhode Island General Laws » Title 21 - Food and Drugs » Chapter 21-30 - Drugs and Poisons Generally » Section 21-30-4. – Sale or possession of wood alcohol with unlawful intent.

§ 21-30-4. Sale or possession of wood alcohol with unlawful intent.

Any person who sells, exchanges, or delivers or has in his or her possession with intent to sell, exchange, or deliver any article of food or drink, or any drug, intended for external or internal use, or perfumes or toilet articles, containing any wood alcohol, sometimes known as methyl alcohol, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00), nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both fine and imprisonment.

History of Section.
P.L. 1912, ch. 834, § 2; P.L. 1915, ch. 1183, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 168, § 27; G.L. 1938, ch. 274, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 21-30-4.