3707.50 Warning concerning anabolic steroids to be conspicuously posted in athletic facility locker rooms. - Ohio Statutes

3707.50 Warning concerning anabolic steroids to be conspicuously posted in athletic facility locker rooms.

(A) As used in this section:

(1) “Anabolic steroid” has the same meaning as in section 3719.41 of the Revised Code.

(2) “Athletic facility” means both of the following:

(a) A privately owned athletic training, exercise, or sports facility or stadium that is open to the public;

(b) A publicly owned sports facility or stadium.

(B) The following warning shall be conspicuously posted in each locker room of every athletic facility:

“Warning: Improper use of anabolic steroids may cause serious or fatal health problems, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, growth deformities, infertility, personality changes, severe acne, and baldness. Possession, sale, or use of anabolic steroids without a valid prescription is a crime punishable by a fine and imprisonment.”

(C) No privately owned athletic facility shall fail to post the warning required by this section.

(D) Any person who violates division (C) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

Effective Date: 05-21-1991