St. Louis City Revised Code Chapter 11.54 Contraceptives
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11.54.010 Prohibited. Cases: Ordinance prohibiting the sale of contraceptives and prophylactics,
except by physicians, pharmacists and wholesale druggists or manufacturers,
was unconstitutional as a violation of the right to privacy. Postscript
Enterprises v. Whaley, 658 F.2d 1249 (1981). The phrase "sex-inciting device or contrivance" is
unconstitutionally vague. Postscript Enterprises v. Whaley, 658 F.2d 1249
(1981). McQuillin: 24.114 Contraceptives 11.54.010 Prohibited. It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale, or give away, within the
City, any contraceptive or sex-inciting device or contrivance or any
prophylactic rubber goods or prophylactic membranes or to own or be in charge
of any vending machine dispensing any such article or to be in charge of any
premises where such vending machine is maintained or where any such device is
displayed or is dispensed by any means whatsoever. 11.54.020 Exemptions. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to duly registered and
licensed physicians, duly registered pharmacists, or to wholesale druggists,
jobbers or manufacturers who sell to the retail drug trade. 11.54.030 Penalty for violation. Any person who shall violate or cause to be violated any of the provisions
of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars or by
imprisonment in the workhouse for not more than ninety days. Return to Top of Charter, Code, and Ordinances.
Chapter 11.54
Contraceptives
11.54.020 Exemptions.
11.54.030 Penalty for violation.
(1948 C. Ch. 46 § 15 (part): 1960 C. §§ 772.010, 772.020.)
(1948 C. Ch. 46 § 15 (part): 1960 C. § 772.030.)
(1948 C. Ch. 46 § 15 (part).)
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