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Assembly Bill A9621

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the disposal of drugs, drug disposal sites and home pharmaceutical collection

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2011-A9621 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7095
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง19.09, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A1609, S6691

2011-A9621 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the disposal of drugs, drug disposal sites and home pharmaceutical collection.

2011-A9621 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9621

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 20, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CYMBROWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  ARROYO, CRESPO, STEVENSON -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
  on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

AN  ACT  to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the disposal of
  drugs, drug disposal sites and home pharmaceutical collection

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  19.09  of  the  mental hygiene law is amended by
adding a new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
  (I) (1) THE OFFICE, IN COOPERATION WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  ENVIRON-
MENTAL  CONSERVATION, SHALL POST ON THE OFFICE WEBSITE INFORMATION WHICH
INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE REQUIRED STEPS AND GUIDELINES FOR ANY
MUNICIPALITY, PHARMACY, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, OR COMMUNITY GROUP
TO CONDUCT A HOUSEHOLD PHARMACEUTICAL COLLECTION EVENT.
  (2) PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-2703 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONVERSATION LAW,
AS ADDED BY CHAPTER SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THE LAWS OF TWO  THOUSAND
EIGHT,  THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT MAY ASSIST
IN THE DEVELOPMENT  OF  A  PUBLIC  INFORMATION  PROGRAM  ON  THE  PROPER
DISPOSAL  OF DRUGS AND DRUG DISPOSAL SITES. THE OFFICE SHALL DISSEMINATE
SUCH INFORMATION BY ANY MEANS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation  of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on or
before such date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14881-01-2

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