Chapter 215
2009 -- S 1071
Enacted 11/09/09
A N A C T
RELATING TO FOOD
AND DRUGS - TRAFFICKING IN DEXTROMETHORPHAN
Introduced By: Senators Blais, and Perry
Date Introduced: October 29, 2009
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Title 21 of the General Laws entitled "FOOD
AND DRUGS" is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following chapter:
CHAPTER
28.7
POSSESSION
AND TRAFFICKING IN DEXTROMETHORPHAN
21-28.7-1.
Possession of dextromethorphan.
-- (a) No person may possess one gram or
more of pure dextromethorphan or
dextromethorphan as defined in accordance with
pharmacopeia reference standards extracted from solid or liquid
dose forms, other than a medical
facility, medical practitioner, pharmacist or pharmacy
licensed pursuant to title 5 of the general
laws, and registrants under section 510 of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act pursuant to
21 USC 321 et seq.
(b) A violation of
this section shall carry a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000)
for the first offense, and two thousand five hundred
dollars ($2,500) for the second and
subsequent offenses.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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