BILL NUMBER: S9875
SPONSOR: ASHBY
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to unlawful possession or
sale of imitation drug paraphernalia
 
PURPOSE:
To eliminate the sale of pill presses to non-regulated persons.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the penal law adding section 220.57. Part 1 delineates
the parameters of guilt surrounding a person who knowingly possesses,
paraphernalia when such person knowingly possesses, purchases, delivers,
sells, or possesses with intent to sell or deliver any punch, die,
plate, stone, pill press, tableting machine, encapsulating machine or
any other equipment. Part 2 delineates that a regulated person may
possess, purchase, deliver, sell or possess a pill press or tableting
machine to reproduce a trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark
as part of a regulated transaction so long as the party is in compliance
with 21 U.S.0 S.830.
Part 3 Includes definitions.
Section 2 is the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
With the opioid crisis raging, and the availability of counterfeit pills
containing fentanyl skyrocketing, this legislation would aim to curtail
the ability of individuals to possess, purchase, deliver, or sell pill
presses. The bill will help to cut down on the influx of counterfeit
pills currently on the market that are leading to many of the new over-
dose deaths experienced in the State.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the state.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.