Includes masking products including but not limited to synthetic urine, human urine, a substance used or designed to be added to human urine or a substance used or designed to be added to a chemical test, within the definition of drug-related paraphernalia.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6805
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 8, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to including mask-
ing products within the definition of drug-related paraphernalia
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 850 of the gener-
2 al business law, as amended by chapter 433 of the laws of 2021, and
3 subparagraph (vii) as separately amended by chapters 92 and 433 of the
4 laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
5 (a) "Drug-related paraphernalia" consists of the following objects
6 used for the following purposes:
7 (i) Kits, used or designed for the purpose of planting, propagating,
8 cultivating, growing or harvesting of any species of plant which is a
9 controlled substance or from which a controlled substance can be
10 derived;
11 (ii) Kits, used or designed for the purpose of manufacturing,
12 compounding, converting, producing, or preparing controlled substances;
13 (iii) Isomerization devices, used or designed for the purpose of
14 increasing the potency of any species of plant which is a controlled
15 substance;
16 (iv) Scales and balances, used or designed for the purpose of weighing
17 or measuring controlled substances;
18 (v) Diluents and adulterants, including but not limited to quinine
19 hydrochloride, mannitol, mannite, dextrose and lactose, used or designed
20 for the purpose of cutting controlled substances;
21 (vi) [and
22 (vii)] Objects, used or designed for the purpose of ingesting, inhal-
23 ing, or otherwise introducing cocaine into the human body; and
24 (vii) Masking products, including but not limited to synthetic urine,
25 human urine, a substance used or designed to be added to human urine or
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 a substance used or designed to be added to a chemical test, used for
2 the purpose of defrauding a chemical test which is used to determine the
3 alcoholic and/or drug content of the blood.
4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
