(a) No person shall knowingly solicit, request, command or induce another to sell, barter, exchange, donate, give or otherwise transfer or deliver any drug of abuse, controlled substance, dangerous drug, or marijuana, to that person or another.
(b) This section does not apply to the following:
(1) Peace officers or federal law enforcement officers acting in the lawful discharge of their duties; or
(2) Any person seeking to obtain a controlled substance pursuant to a prescription legally issued to said person; or
(3) Those listed in Ohio R.C. 2925.03(b)(1), (2) and (3).
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of controlled substance solicitation, a misdemeanor of the second degree. If the offender has previously been convicted of a drug abuse offense, violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 1996-08. Passed 1-16-96.)