SB3640 Summary

• Schedules xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.

• Establishes penalties for knowingly manufacturing, delivering, or possessing with intent to deliver xylazine, with sentencing guidelines based on quantity thresholds.

• Creates a new Section 309.1 exempting licensed veterinarians from xylazine delivery and possession prohibitions when lawfully prescribing, dispensing, administering, or using the substance in their professional practice in good faith and according to accepted medical standards.

• Adds xylazine to fentanyl-level sentencing provisions in Section 401, subjecting violations involving xylazine to Class X felony charges for quantities of 15 grams or more and Class 1 felony charges for 1-15 grams.

• Creates a new penalty category for xylazine violations of 1-15 grams as a Class 1 felony with fines not exceeding $250,000.