(a) No person, for the purpose of sale, shall adulterate spirituous, alcoholic or malt liquor used or intended for drink or medicinal or mechanical purposes, with cocculus indicus, vitriol, grains of paradise, opium, alum, capsicum, copperas, laurel water, logwood, Brazilwood, cochineal, sugar of lead, aloes, glucose, tannic acid or any other substance which is poisonous or injurious to health, or with a substance not a necessary ingredient in the manufacture thereof, or sell or offer or keep for sale, liquors so adulterated.
(b) In addition to the penalties provided in division (c) of this section, a person convicted of violating this section shall pay all necessary costs and expenses incurred in inspecting and analyzing liquors so adulterated, sold, or kept, or offered for sale.
(1964 Code, § 529.12)
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
Statutory reference:
Adulterated spirituous liquor, alcoholic liquor or beer, see R.C. § 4399.15