Senate Bill S5619

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale and distribution of synthetic cannabinoids; and establishes a statewide synthetic cannabinoid surrender program

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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-S5619 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
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 Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6040
2019-2020: S3104

2017-S5619 - Summary

Prohibits the sale and distribution of synthetic cannabinoids; establishes a statewide synthetic cannabinoid surrender program.

2017-S5619 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5619 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5619
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KLEIN, ALCANTARA, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer
   Protection
 
 AN ACT to establish a statewide synthetic cannabinoid surrender  program
   within  the  department  of  health; and to amend the general business
   law, the tax law and the alcoholic beverage control law,  in  relation
   to prohibiting the sale of synthetic cannabinoids
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.   There is hereby established,  within  the  department  of
 health,  a  statewide  synthetic  cannabinoid  surrender  program.  Such
 program shall, for a period of 90 days after the effective date of  this
 section,  in  compliance  with  federal  law  operate  as  the statewide
 synthetic cannabinoid  surrender  program  whereby  any  individual,  at
 multiple  geographic  locations  throughout  the  state, may anonymously
 surrender to the department of health any product containing a synthetic
 cannabinoid, as defined in section 399-hh of the general  business  law.
 Provided  further, that no surrender of a synthetic cannabinoid pursuant
 to this section shall be deemed to be a sale for  any  purpose  of  law,
 rule or regulation.
   §  2.    The  general  business law is amended by adding a new section
 399-hh to read as follows:
   § 399-HH. SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF SYNTHETIC  CANNABINOID;  PROHIBITED.
 1.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID" MEANS ANY
 CHEMICAL COMPOUND THAT IS  A  CANNABINOID  RECEPTOR  AGONIST  AND  SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, ANY MATERIAL, COMPOUND, MIXTURE OR PREP-
 ARATION  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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10502-01-7
              

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2017-S5619A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
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 Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6040
2019-2020: S3104

2017-S5619A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale and distribution of synthetic cannabinoids; establishes a statewide synthetic cannabinoid surrender program.

2017-S5619A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5619A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5619--A
     Cal. No. 222
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KLEIN, ALCANTARA, AVELLA, VALESKY -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Consumer  Protection  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on Consumer
   Protection in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favor-
   ably from said committee, ordered to first and second report,  ordered
   to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
   in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT to establish a statewide synthetic cannabinoid surrender program
   within the department of health; and to  amend  the  general  business
   law,  the  tax law and the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation
   to prohibiting the sale of synthetic cannabinoids
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    There  is  hereby established, within the department of
 health,  a  statewide  synthetic  cannabinoid  surrender  program.  Such
 program  shall, for a period of 90 days after the effective date of this
 section, in  compliance  with  federal  law  operate  as  the  statewide
 synthetic  cannabinoid  surrender  program  whereby  any  individual, at
 multiple geographic locations  throughout  the  state,  may  anonymously
 surrender to the department of health any product containing a synthetic
 cannabinoid,  as  defined in section 399-hh of the general business law.
 Provided further, that no surrender of a synthetic cannabinoid  pursuant
 to  this  section  shall  be deemed to be a sale for any purpose of law,
 rule or regulation.
   § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section  399-
 hh to read as follows:
   §  399-HH.  SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID; PROHIBITED.
 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID"  MEANS  ANY
 CHEMICAL  COMPOUND  THAT  IS  A  CANNABINOID  RECEPTOR AGONIST AND SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, ANY MATERIAL, COMPOUND, MIXTURE OR PREP-
 ARATION THAT IS NOT DESIGNATED AS A  CONTROLLED  SUBSTANCE  PURSUANT  TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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