What in the world? Why would anyone want to sell perfume as a drink, you might ask. In Delaware it IS illegal to sell perfume as a drink.
Also, how is it possible to discern if it is being sold for the purposes of drinking as opposed to a fragrance enhancer, as it is normally known to be applied? Well the truth is that I have no idea either but apparently at some time this must have been an issue big enough to warrant a law prohibiting it.
This law makes me wonder what went on in Delaware in the past and leads to images of police arresting anyone smelling too strongly of perfume.
Yes, it is in fact illegal to sell perfume as a drink. However, you don’t need to worry if this is where your income comes from since this apparently applies in Delaware only.
The actual law is very specific, noting that “Sales, offers for sale, or keeps with the intent to sell for beverage purposes, denatured alcohol, PERFUME, lotion, tincture, fluid extract or essence, or other liquid or solid not originally manufactured or intended for use as a beverage, containing more than half of 1 percent of ethyl alcohol by volume shall be IMPRISIONED not less than 3 months nor more than 6 months.”
Wow, that’s an unusually specific and wide ranging law considering that I have never heard of anyone being punished for this and it’s not a widespread issue. The basic gist of the law is that selling perfume with more than half of 1% of ethyl alcohol could land you in jail for 3 to 6 months.
Also, it doesn’t end there. This law contains a second part stating that it is also illegal to sell alcohol where it is illegal. That’s right, who would have guessed that it would be illegal to do something where it’s not legal? That sounds like a tongue twister but it’s actually a true part of Delaware law. It might be just me but I find this to be highly redundant and a bit obvious.
So for anyone planning a visit to Delaware, be careful about where you sell perfume (and why) and alcohol! Also, please don't get too crazy and drink perfume this weekend since it's definitely not recommended as a drink ;)
When I was reading the law, it also mentioned that you can't sell lotion as a drink. I think that's already pretty obvious, but someone in Delaware must have tried it! Not that I plan on drinking perfume in the future, but this law seems pretty unnecessary.
ReplyDeleteI live in Delaware (currently here for canning, actually) and we tend to have a ton of really strange laws. I know that we're one of the only states left where hanging criminals is a legal punishment..... but I've never heard of this perfume law. I personally don't have any friends that have tried to drink perfume.
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