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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2007 | |
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RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- TRAFFICKING IN DEXTROMETHORPHAN | |
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Introduced By: Senator Leo R. Blais | |
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Date Introduced: February 15, 2007 | |
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Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Title 21 of the General Laws entitled "FOOD AND DRUGS" is hereby |
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amended by adding thereto the following chapter: |
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CHAPTER 28.7 |
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TRAFFICKING IN DEXTROMETHORPHAN |
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21-28.7-1. Transfer of dextromethorphan to minor. -- (a) No person may knowingly |
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or willfully transfer, without a prescription, a drug, material, compound, mixture, preparation or |
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substance containing any quantity of dextromethorphan to a person under the age of eighteen |
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(18). |
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(b) Proof of age requirements. |
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(1) The person making the sale must require and obtain proof of age from the purchaser, |
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unless from the purchaser's outward appearance the person making the sale would reasonably |
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presume the purchaser to be twenty-five (25) years of age or older. |
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(2) For the purposes of this section, "proof of age" means any document issued by a |
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governmental agency that contains a description or photograph of the person and gives the |
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person's date of birth, including a passport, military identification card, or driver's license. |
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(c) Retail Immunity. |
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(1) The retail entity selling dextromethorphan shall not be subject to a penalty under |
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subsection (a) or (b) if that entity proves that it trained its retail clerks on the requirements of this |
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section. |
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(d) Penalties. |
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(1) A violation of subsection (a) shall carry a civil penalty of one thousand dollars |
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($1,000). |
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(2) A violation of subsection (b) shall carry a civil penalty of one thousand dollars |
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($1,000). |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- TRAFFICKING IN DEXTROMETHORPHAN | |
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This act would define prohibited acts, and penalties for trafficking in dextromethorphan. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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