Section 35-1-13 - Sale, purchase, possession, or use of alcohol without liquid device prohibited--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor

35-1-13. Sale, purchase, possession, or use of alcohol without liquid device prohibited--Exceptions--Violation as misdemeanor.No person may sell, offer to sell, purchase, possess, or use an alcohol without liquid device. For the purposes of this section, the term, alcohol without liquid device, means an apparatus that is advertised, designed, or used to vaporize an alcoholic beverage to produce a vapor that may be inhaled by an individual. The term does not include an inhaler, nebulizer, atomizer, or other device that is designed and intended specifically for medical purposes to dispense prescribed or over-the-counter medications or water.This section does not apply to a hospital that operates primarily for the purpose of conducting scientific research, a state institution conducting bona fide research, a private college or university conducting bona fide research, or a pharmaceutical company or biotechnology company conducting bona fide research.A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Source: SL 2008, ch 181, §1.