Bill Text: NY A07019 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 7019 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits the sale of salvia divinorum in New York state; defines salvia divinorum; sets penalties for sale and provides a defense.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to economic development [A07019 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7019
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 20, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. KATZ --
         read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development
       AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
         sale of salvia divinorum to persons in New York state
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
    2  391-t to read as follows:
    3    S 391-T. SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF SALVIA DIVINORUM. 1. NO PERSON, FIRM,
    4  CORPORATION,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,  LIMITED  LIABILITY COMPANY, OR
    5  OTHER ENTITY SHALL SELL OR OFFER TO SELL  OR  GIVE  AWAY,  AS  EITHER  A
    6  RETAIL  OR  WHOLESALE  PROMOTION,  SALVIA  DIVINORUM,  COMMONLY KNOWN AS
    7  SALVIA WITHIN NEW YORK STATE, EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY SUBDIVISION  THREE
    8  OF THIS SECTION.
    9    2.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM SALVIA DIVINORUM SHALL MEAN
   10  THE HERB FREQUENTLY REFERRED TO AS "SKA MARIA  PASTORA"  AND  "DIVINER'S
   11  SAGE" WHICH IS A PERENNIAL HERB IN THE MINT FAMILY THAT RESEMBLES SAGE.
   12    3.   NOTHING   IN   THIS   SECTION   SHALL  APPLY  TO  NONPRESCRIPTION
   13  OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS APPROVED OR REGULATED BY  THE  FEDERAL  FOOD  AND
   14  DRUG ADMINISTRATION.
   15    4.  ANY  PERSON,  FIRM, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED
   16  LIABILITY COMPANY, OR OTHER ENTITY THAT VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS
   17  SECTION  BY SELLING, OFFERING TO SELL, OR GIVING AWAY AS EITHER A RETAIL
   18  OR WHOLESALE PROMOTION SALVIA DIVINORUM, SHALL BE  SUBJECT  TO  A  CIVIL
   19  PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER VIOLATION, RECOVERABLE
   20  IN AN ACTION BY ANY ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY DESIGNATED BY ANY MUNICIPALITY
   21  OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
   22    5.  IT SHALL BE A DEFENSE THAT ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, PARTNER-
   23  SHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, OR OTHER ENTITY THAT SOLD,
   24  OFFERED FOR SALE, OR GAVE AWAY AS EITHER A RETAIL OR WHOLESALE PROMOTION
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03496-01-5
       A. 7019                             2
    1  SALVIA DIVINORUM, DID NOT HAVE KNOWLEDGE THAT IT WAS  SALVIA  DIVINORUM,
    2  IF SUCH KNOWLEDGE WAS NOT REASONABLY DISCOVERABLE.
    3    S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
    4  have become a law.