Summary
Prohibited the sale of toy pistols to minors. Sale of such items is deemed a misdemeanor and punishable by fine or brief imprisonment.
Statutory Text
Section 6986b. That it shall be unlawful for any firm, company or person in the state of Ohio, to sell or exhibit for sale any pistol manufactured out of any metallic or hard substance, commonly known as the “toy pistol”; to a minor under the age of fourteen years; any firm company or person violating the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars, or be imprisoned not less than ten days nor more than twenty days, or both, and shall be liable to a civil action in damages ot any person injured by such sale.
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Title
1883 — Ohio — Toy Pistol Ban
Conduct
Transfer & Sale
Instrument
Other Arms
Jurisdiction
OH
Date
1883