Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 08, 2016 |
reference changed to health |
Jan 21, 2016 |
referred to economic development |
Assembly Bill A9068
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LINARES
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-A9068 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Economic Development
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §399-hh, Gen Bus L; amd §3306, Pub Health L; add §220.79, Pen L
2015-A9068 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9068 I N A S S E M B L Y January 21, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LINARES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the general business law, the public health law and the penal law, in relation to prohibiting the manufacture, sale and possession of kratom products created from the mitragyna speciosa plant THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399-hh to read as follows: S 399-HH. SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF KRATOM; PROHIBITED. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "KRATOM" SHALL MEAN ANY PART OF THE PLANT MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA, WHETHER GROWING OR NOT, AND ANY COMPOUND, MANUFACTURE, SALT, DERIVATIVE, MIXTURE, OR PREPARATION OF SUCH PLANT. 2. UNTIL THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION APPROVED THE USE OF SUCH, NO PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR OTHER ENTITY SHALL SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, DISTRIBUTE OR GIVE AWAY, FOR RETAIL, WHOLESALE OR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES, KRATOM. 3. ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR OTHER ENTITY THAT IS FOUND BY A LOCAL CRIMINAL COURT, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 10.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, TO HAVE VIOLATED THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS. S 2. Subdivision (b) of schedule I of section 3306 of the public health law, is amended by adding a new paragraph 35-a to read as follows: (35-A) MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA. S 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 220.79 to read as follows: S 220.79 UNLAWFUL MANUFACTURE OF KRATOM PRODUCTS. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNLAWFUL MANUFACTURE OF KRATOM PRODUCTS WHEN HE OR SHE USES ANY PART OF THE PLANT MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA, WHETHER GROWING OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13599-02-6
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