Assembly Bill A8670

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale or distribution of kratom

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A8670 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6345
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-hh, Gen Bus L; amd §§480, 1605 & 1607, Tax L; amd §§105, 106 & 118, ABC L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A231

2015-A8670 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale or distribution of kratom.

2015-A8670 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8670

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Economic Development

AN ACT to amend the general business law, the tax law and the  alcoholic
  beverage  control law, in relation to prohibiting the sale or distrib-
  ution of kratom

  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 THE
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "KRATOM" MEANS  ANY  FORM  OR  DERIVATIVES  OF
MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, ANY MATERI-
AL,  COMPOUND,  MIXTURE  OR  PREPARATION  THAT  IS  NOT  DESIGNATED AS A
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED SIX OF THE
PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
  2. 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 ANY 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; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT UPON A FINDING OF A  SECOND  OR  SUBSE-
QUENT  VIOLATION  WITHIN ANY PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, THE VIOLATOR SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY  OF  FIVE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS;  AND  PROVIDED,
FURTHER,  THAT  UPON A FINDING OF A THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION WITHIN
ANY PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, THE COURT SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE THEREOF TO  THE
COMMISSIONER  OF  TAXATION  AND FINANCE, THE DIVISION OF THE LOTTERY AND
THE STATE LIQUOR AUTHORITY, AND THE VIOLATOR SHALL  BE  PROHIBITED  FROM
SELLING  CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS, LOTTERY TICKETS, AND ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13483-01-6

              

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