Toxic vapors.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 38-174
in effectSec. 38-174. - Toxic vapors.
(a) (1)
Defined. As used in this section, the term "toxic vapors" shall mean the vapors of the following compounds or the vapors of products containing such compounds:
a. Surface coatings. Acrylonitrile; butyl alcohol; camphor; cyclohexanone; ethyl acetate; ethyl benzene; glycidol; hexone; sec-hexyl acetate; lead; manganese; mercury; mesityl oxide; methyl alcohol; methyl (n-amyl) ketone; 5-methyl-3-heptone; naphtha; 2-pentanone (MPK); 1-propyl acetate; 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane;
b. Solvents. Acetone; acetonitrile; benzene; butyl alcohol; butyl mercaptan; carbon disulfide; carbon tetrachloride; cresol; cumene; cyclohexane; cyclohexanone; 1,2-dichloroethylene; dimethyl sulfate; ethyl bromine; ethylene dichloride; hexane; isopropyl alcohol; mesityl oxide; methylal; methyl acetate; methyl alcohol; methyl chloroform; methyl ethyl ketone; methyl isobutyl ketone; methylcyclohexanol; methylene chloride; naphtha; naphthalene; 1-nitropropane; n-propyl acetate; pyridine; stoddard solvent; 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane; tetrachloroethylene; tetrahydrofuran; toluene; trichloroethane; trichloroethylene; 1,2,3-trichloropropane; triorthoscresyl phosphate; xylene;
c. Narcotics. 1,3-butadiene; tert-Butyl chromate; chlorobromomethane (Halon); methyl chloride; 1,2,3-trichloropropane; trifluorobromemethane (Halon);
d. Fuel additives. Decaborane; diborane; L.P.G.; methyl hydrazine; phosphorus pentasulfide; propane; tetraethyl lead; tetramethyl lead; tetranitromethane; tin;
e. Automotive antifreeze. 1,2-dimethylhydrazine;
f. Photographic developers. Hydroquinone;
g. Medical apparatus. Mercury;
h. Paper impregnation. Diphenyl;
i. Flame resistance/water proofing. Pentachloronaphthalene;
j. Anti-corrosion. Hydrazine; pentaborane;
k. Combustibles. n-Butyl glycidyl ether;
l. Explosives. Dinitrobenzene; 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene;
m. Antiseptics/sanitizers. Bromine; iodine;
n. Pesticides. Aldrin; 2-aminopyridine; azinphos-methly (Guthion) butyl mercaptan; camphor; carbaryl (Sevin); carbon disulfide; carbon tetrachloride; chlordane; chlorinated camphene; cyanides; 2,4-D; DDT; demeton; dichlorvos; dieldrin; dimethyl-1,2-dibromo-2; 2-dechoroethyl phosphate; endrin; EPN; ethlene chlorohydrin; ethylene dichloride; fluorides; heptachlor; hydrogen cyanide; lindane; malathion; methyl bromide; methyl formate; methyl hydrazine; methyl iodide; naphthalene; nicotine; parathion; phosdrin; pyrethrum; rotenone; sodium fluoroacetate; strychnine; sulfuryl fluoride; TEPD; tellurium; TEPP; 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane; thallium; tin.
(2) Common examples. The following serve as examples of common products containing "toxic vapor" compounds, but is not meant to limit the prohibitions contained herein: spray paint, model airplane glue, nonwater soluble household glue, nail polish remover, and paint thinner.
(b) Use or possession. It shall be unlawful for any person intentionally to smell or inhale the fumes of toxic vapors for the purpose of causing a condition of euphoria, excitement, exhilaration, stupefaction or dulled senses or nervous system, or to possess, buy or use any such substance for the purpose of violating or aiding another to violate this section.
(c) Under the influence. It shall be unlawful for any person to be intentionally under the influence of any toxic vapors.
(d) Sale:
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person who knows, or should know, that a substance releases toxic vapors that could be used for the purposes of causing a condition of euphoria, excitement, exhilaration, stupefaction, or dulled senses to sell, give, deliver, or furnish any substance releasing toxic vapors to any minor without the personal or written consent of a parent, guardian, or other person having legal care or custody of such minor, except when the sale of one (1) tube of glue is made simultaneously with the sale, purchase, and delivery of a hobby or model kit.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person, except a person who is at the time of such sale actually employed by or engaged in operating a bona fide commercial establishment at a fixed location, to sell to any other person any substance releasing toxic vapors, and all sales of such substance not made in or from such an establishment shall be unlawful.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to sell or offer for sale, deliver or give away to any other person any substance releasing toxic vapors, where the seller, offerer, deliverer or donor knows or has reason to believe that such substance will be used for the purpose of inducing a condition of euphoria, excitement, exhilaration, stupefaction or dulled senses or nervous system.
(e) Exception. This section shall not apply to the inhalation of anesthesia for medical or dental purposes.
(Code 1950, § 813.1; Ord. No. 530-91, §§ 1—3, 7-15-91)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH38OFMIPR_ARTVOFREMO_DIV3OFREDRIN_S38-174TOVAFetched: 10/27/2026