Assembly Bill A2630

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the unlawful transaction of prescription drugs

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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-A2630 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6810-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8966
2015-2016: A61

2017-A2630 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the unlawful transaction of prescription drugs; provides that a violation of this section is a class D felony and drugs packaged, sold, transferred, distributed, or delivered in violation of the section are subject to seizure.

2017-A2630 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2630
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to unlawful transactions
   of prescription drugs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6810-a
 to read as follows:
   §  6810-A.  UNLAWFUL  TRANSACTIONS.  1.  IT  SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY
 PERSON TO: (A) KNOWINGLY PACKAGE, SELL, DELIVER FOR SALE, HOLD FOR  SALE
 OR  OFFER FOR SALE, PURCHASE, DELIVER FOR PURCHASE, HOLD FOR PURCHASE OR
 OFFER FOR PURCHASE (I) ANY PRESCRIPTION DRUG THAT HE  OR  SHE  KNOWS  IS
 ADULTERATED,  MISBRANDED,  COUNTERFEIT  OR  HAS  OTHERWISE BEEN RENDERED
 UNFIT FOR DISTRIBUTION, OR (II) ANY DRUG  NOT  APPROVED  BY  THE  UNITED
 STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION OR SUCCESSOR THERETO FOR SALE, OTHER
 THAN  A DRUG COMPOUNDED BY A PHARMACIST PURSUANT TO A VALID PRESCRIPTION
 FROM AN AUTHORIZED PRESCRIBER;  OR  (B)  INTENTIONALLY  SELL,  TRANSFER,
 DISTRIBUTE  OR  DELIVER A PRESCRIPTION DRUG TO ANY WHOLESALER WHO IS NOT
 LICENSED OR REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.  FOR PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION, A COMPOUNDED DRUG MEANS A DRUG CREATED BY THE COMBINING, ADMIX-
 ING, MIXING, DILUTING, POOLING, RECONSTITUTING, OR OTHERWISE ALTERING OF
 A MARKED AND APPROVED DRUG SUBSTANCE.
   2.  A  PERSON  WHO  VIOLATES THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS D
 FELONY.
   3. ANY DRUG PACKAGED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, DISTRIBUTED OR  DELIVERED  IN
 VIOLATION  OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONTRABAND AND SUBJECT TO SEIZURE BY
 THE DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OR ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT  OFFICER
 OF THE STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06288-01-7

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