(a) Defined. As used in this section, “harmful intoxicants” shall have the same meaning as the definition set forth in Section 620.01(v) of the Parma Codified Ordinances.
(b) Violations. No person shall, for this purpose of violating or aiding another to violate any of the provisions of this section, intentionally possess, buy, sell, transfer or receive possession of a harmful intoxicant.
(c) Possession by Minors Prohibited; Exceptions.
(1) Except as provided in division (c)(3) and (d) of this section, no person under eighteen years of age shall possess or buy a harmful intoxicant.
(2) Except as provided in division (c)(3) and (d) of this section, no person shall sell or transfer possession of a harmful intoxicant to another person under eighteen years of age.
(3) A person may sell or transfer possession of a harmful intoxicant to a person under eighteen years of age for any lawful use where the juvenile has in his or her possession and exhibits the written consent of his or her parent or guardian.
(d) Records of Sales to Minors. A person making a sale or transfer of possession of a harmful intoxicant to a person under eighteen years of age who exhibits the written consent of his or her parent or guardian shall record the name, address, and age of the minor and keep the name and address of the consenting parent or guardian. All data required by this section shall be kept in a permanent register available for inspection by the Police Department for at least six months.
(e) Ingestion Prohibited. No person shall inhale, drink, eat or otherwise introduce into his or her respiratory or circulatory system any compound, liquid, chemical, fume or substance known as a harmful intoxicant, or any material, substance or combination thereof which has any elating, dazing, paralyzing or irrational effect upon person, or which in any manner changes, distorts or disturbs the eyesight, thinking process, judgment, balance or coordination of such person. For the purpose of this division, any such condition so induced shall be deemed to be an intoxicated condition.
(f) Aiding or Abetting Minors. No person shall assist, aid, abet or encourage any minor to violate this section.
(Ord. 322-03. Passed 4-5-04.)