126.22 - NITROUS OXIDE.
126.22 NITROUS OXIDE.
1. Unlawful possession. Any person who possesses nitrous
oxide or any substance containing nitrous oxide, with the intent to
breathe, inhale, or ingest for the purpose of causing a condition of
intoxication, elation, euphoria, dizziness, stupefaction, or dulling
of the senses, or who knowingly and with the intent to do so is under
the influence of nitrous oxide or any material containing nitrous
oxide, is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. This subsection shall not
apply to a person who is under the influence of nitrous oxide or any
material containing nitrous oxide for the purpose of medical,
surgical, or dental care by a person duly licensed to administer such
an agent.
2. Unlawful distribution. Any person who distributes nitrous
oxide, or possesses nitrous oxide with intent to distribute to any
other person, if such distribution is with the intent to induce
unlawful inhaling of the substance or is with the knowledge that the
other person will unlawfully inhale the substance, is guilty of a
serious misdemeanor. Section History: Recent Form
97 Acts, ch 39, §6