Ohio Code § 4399.15
Ohio Code § 4399.15. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4399.15.
No person, for the purpose of sale, shall adulterate spirituous liquor, alcoholic
liquor, or beer used or intended for drink or medicinal or mechanical purposes, with
cocculus indicus, vitriol, opium, alum, capsicum, copperas, laurel water, logwood,
Brazilwood, cochineal, sugar of lead, aloes, glucose, tannic acid, or any other substance
that is poisonous or injurious to health, or with a substance not a necessary ingredient
in the manufacture of the spirituous liquor, alcoholic liquor, or beer, or sell, offer,
or keep for sale spirituous liquor, alcoholic liquor, or beer that is so adulterated. In addition to the penalties provided in division (E) of section 4399.99 of the Revised Code , a person convicted of violating this section shall pay all necessary costs and expenses
incurred in inspecting and analyzing spirituous liquor, alcoholic liquor, or beer
that is so adulterated, sold, kept, or offered for sale.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4399.15
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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