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WOOD ALCOHOL* (7-24-150 et seq.)

Municipal Code of Chicago tit. 7, ch. 7-24, art. IV
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Municipal Code of Chicago § 7-24-150 Sales register.

7-24-150 Sales register. It shall be the duty of every person to record legibly in the English language in a bound book kept for the purpose the name and address of every person to whom has been sold, without a physician's prescription, any methyl alcohol, commonly called wood alcohol, together with the quantity sold and the date on which the sale was made. (Prior code § 97-13)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 7-24-160 Sale regulated.

7-24-160 Sale regulated. No person shall sell, offer for sale, or have in his possession with the intention of selling, for internal use by a human being any methyl alcohol or any food or drink, or any preparation or mixture of any kind whatsoever, containing the same. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell methyl alcohol, or any mixture or preparation containing the same, or grain alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to any person who is addicted to the use of alcohol, or who shows any signs of alcoholic intoxication or drunkenness. The sale of methyl alcohol, or any preparation containing the same, to any person addicted to the use of alcohol or showing any symptoms or signs of alcoholic intoxication or drunkenness, shall be considered prima facie evidence that such methyl alcohol is intended for internal use by such person. (Prior code § 97-14)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 7-24-170 Label and warning.

7-24-170 Label and warning. All methyl alcohol, or any preparation or mixture of any kind containing methyl alcohol or alcohol which has been denatured with methyl alcohol, sold, offered or sale, or kept with the intention of selling or using, shall be conspicuously labeled "Wood Alcohol" or "This preparation contains wood alcohol" and the word "Poison", together with a skull and crossbones, and the legend "The use of even small quantities of wood alcohol may cause blindness." The word "Poison" with the skull and crossbones shall be printed in red ink and shall be at least one-third of an inch in height, and the warning in regard to blindness shall be in letters at least one-fourth of an inch in height. It shall be the duty of every person selling wood alcohol or preparations containing the same, to warn the purchaser of the dangerous and blinding effects of wood alcohol when used internally. (Prior code § 97-15)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2640929Fetched: 10/24/2026

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