New York S 4676: Adds xylazine to the depressants designated as controlled substances

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S04676 Summary:

BILL NOS04676 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05099

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SPONSORMURRAY

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COSPNSRASHBY, BORRELLO, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, GALLIVAN, HELMING, MARTINEZ, MARTINS, MATTERA, PALUMBO,
 RHOADS, TEDISCO, WEBER, WEIK

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3305 & 3306, Pub Health L

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Adds xylazine to the depressants designated as controlled substances with the exception of use in cattle or other nonhuman species if approved by the federal food and drug administration.

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BILL NOS04676 

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02/11/2025REFERRED TO HEALTH

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4676

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 11, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. MURRAY, ASHBY, BORRELLO, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK,
 GALLIVAN, HELMING, MARTINEZ, MARTINS, MATTERA, PALUMBO, RHOADS, TEDIS-
 CO, WEBER, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
 be committed to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to adding xylazine to
 the depressants designated as controlled substances

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 3305 of the public health law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
 3 (e) to any individual who possesses, sells, administers, prescribes,
 4 or distributes any substance containing xylazine expressly intended for
 5 administration through injections to cattle or other nonhuman species
 6 and that are approved by the federal food and drug administration solely
 7 for such use.
 8 § 2. Subdivision (e) of schedule I of section 3306 of the public
 9 health law is amended by adding a new paragraph 7 to read as follows:
 10 (7) Xylazine (N- (2, 6-dimethylphenyl) - 5, 6-dihydro-4H-1,3 thiazin-
 11 2-a-mine). This subdivision shall not include any substance containing
 12 xylazine expressly intended for administration through injections to
 13 cattle or other nonhuman species and that are approved by the federal
 14 food and drug administration. Any individual who knowingly and willfully
 15 administers to themself or another person, prescribes, dispenses or
 16 distributes such substances when any such substance is intended for
 17 human consumption or for any purpose other than injection to cattle or
 18 nonhuman species shall be subject to the same penalties as any individ-
 19 ual or practitioner who violates the provisions of this section, section
 20 thirty-three hundred four of this title, or any other penalties
 21 prescribed by law.
 22 § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 23 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05289-01-5

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