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NY S05443
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jacob Ashby
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AI Summary
- Creates new crime of unlawful possession or sale of imitation drug paraphernalia under Penal Law § 220.57
- Prohibits knowingly possessing, purchasing, delivering, or selling pill presses, tableting machines, encapsulating machines, dies, punches, or other equipment used to reproduce trademarks or identifying marks on substances intended to manufacture imitation drugs
- Exempts "regulated persons" conducting transactions with regular customers or importers who comply with federal law (21 U.S.C. § 830)
- Defines "imitation drug" as a non-drug substance that resembles a drug in appearance (color, shape, size) and is represented to be a drug through pricing, packaging, or markings
- Classifies the offense as a class A misdemeanor, with the law taking effect 30 days after enactment
Legislative Description
Establishes the crime of unlawful possession or sale of imitation drug 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 in order to print, imprint, or reproduce the trademark, trade name or other identifying mark, imprint or device of another or any likeness of any of the foregoing upon any substance or container or labeling thereof knowing, intending, or having reasonable cause to believe that it will be used to manufacture an imitation drug.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CODES
1/7/2026
Committee Referrals
Codes2/21/2025
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