Assembly Bill A8787

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of eighteen

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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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2017-A8787 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6924
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 13-F Art Head, §1399-aa, add §1399-mmm, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S168
2021-2022: S2599

2017-A8787 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits of the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of eighteen; defines "kratom" as any part of the plant Mitragyna speciosa, whether growing or not, and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant; imposes a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for the sale or provision of kratom to any person under the age of eighteen.

2017-A8787 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8787
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. MORELLE, McDONALD, JAFFEE, WOERNER, McDONOUGH,
   D'URSO, M. G. MILLER, OAKS, GALEF, MORINELLO, JONES,  MAGEE,  DICKENS,
   MOSLEY,  MAGNARELLI,  ZEBROWSKI  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M. of A.
   GIGLIO, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the prohibition of
   the sale of kratom to individuals under the age of eighteen
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  article heading of article 13-F of the public health
 law, as amended by chapter 448 of the laws of 2012, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
            REGULATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, HERBAL CIGARETTES,
              KRATOM AND SMOKING PARAPHERNALIA; DISTRIBUTION
                                 TO MINORS
   §  2.  Section 1399-aa of the public health law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
   14. "KRATOM" MEANS ANY PART OF THE PLANT MITRAGYNA  SPECIOSA,  WHETHER
 GROWING  OR  NOT,  AND  ANY  COMPOUND,  MANUFACTURE,  SALT,  DERIVATIVE,
 MIXTURE, OR PREPARATION OF SUCH PLANT.
   § 3. Article 13-F of the public health law is amended by adding a  new
 section 1399-mmm to read as follows:
   §  1399-MMM.  SALE  OF KRATOM PROHIBITED. 1. NO PERSON SHALL KNOWINGLY
 SELL OR PROVIDE KRATOM TO ANY OTHER PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF  AGE.
 ANY  PERSON  WHO  VIOLATES  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE
 SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
   2.(A) ANY PERSON OPERATING A PLACE OF BUSINESS WHEREIN KRATOM IS  SOLD
 OR  OFFERED  FOR SALE IS PROHIBITED FROM SELLING SUCH KRATOM TO INDIVID-
 UALS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND SHALL POST IN A CONSPICUOUS  PLACE
 A  SIGN  UPON  WHICH  THERE  SHALL BE IMPRINTED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT,
 "SALE OF KRATOM TO PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE IS PROHIBITED  BY

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13578-02-7
              

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