{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-569.216","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 569.216","heading":"Prohibition on possessing, selling, delivering, or giving nitrous oxide; penalties; exceptions.","body":"(1) It is unlawful for any dealer who is licensed or permitted under this chapter, or a dealer’s agent or employee, to possess, sell, possess with intent to sell, deliver, or give, directly or indirectly, nitrous oxide on or from the dealer’s licensed premises. A dealer or a dealer’s agent or employee who violates this subsection commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.\n(2) This section does not apply to a grocery store or supermarket, as licensed or permitted by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, but does apply to a convenience business, as defined by s. 812.171.\n(3) This section does not prohibit the possession, sale, delivery, or giving of a finished food product in which nitrous oxide is used solely as a propellant.\n(4) The Department of Business and Professional Regulation shall adopt rules regarding the possession, sale, delivery, or giving of nitrous oxide to prevent the use of nitrous oxide for inducing a condition of intoxication. Such rules may address products containing nitrous oxide and finished food products in which nitrous oxide is used solely as a propellant.\nHistory.—s. 2, ch. 2026-148.","path":["CHAPTER 569 TOBACCO AND NICOTINE PRODUCTS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0500-0599/0569/0569.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:09:27Z","sha256":"be95d066d58bb9d3a81e64b345285540d2c309c3a7c2a6b95fce401e050127d5","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-569.215","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-569.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}