Provides that no corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, online platform, or any other business entity doing business in this state shall knowingly sell, offer for sale, or deliver medetomidine to individuals without proof of its intended use for institutional, veterinary, or scientific purposes.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8979
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
August 13, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Consumer Affairs and Protection
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the sale of
medetomidine
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
392-k to read as follows:
§ 392-K. SALE OF MEDETOMIDINE. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE
TERM "MEDETOMIDINE" SHALL MEAN A SEDATIVE USED FOR ITS HYPNOTIC AND
ANALGESIC EFFECTS AND THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR USE IN HUMANS AND DOGS.
2. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO THE SALE, OFFER FOR
SALE, DELIVERY, OR DISTRIBUTION OF ALL MEDETOMIDINE REGARDLESS OF THE
WEIGHT.
3. NO CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FIRM,
ONLINE PLATFORM, OR ANY OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY DOING BUSINESS WITHIN THIS
STATE SHALL KNOWINGLY SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, OR DELIVER MEDETOMIDINE TO
INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT PROOF OF ITS INTENDED USE FOR INSTITUTIONAL, VETERI-
NARY, OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES.
4. NO CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FIRM,
ONLINE PLATFORM, OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY DOING BUSINESS WITHIN THIS
STATE SHALL KNOWINGLY SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, OR DELIVER MEDETOMIDINE TO
INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE.
5. ANY CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FIRM,
ONLINE PLATFORM, OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY DOING BUSINESS WITHIN THIS
STATE WHICH KNOWINGLY SELLS, OFFERS FOR SALE, OR DISTRIBUTES MEDETOMI-
DINE SHALL REQUIRE AND RETAIN SALES RECORDS, PROOF OF AGE, AND PROOF OF
USE FROM ALL PURCHASERS.
6. ANY CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FIRM,
ONLINE PLATFORM, OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY DOING BUSINESS WITHIN THIS
STATE THAT VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION BY KNOWINGLY SELLING,
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13553-01-5
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