Connecticut 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06444 Compare Versions

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1	1		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6444
2	2		January Session, 2013 LCO No. 3321
3		-	_____~~HB06444GL~~__~~__031413___~~_
	3	+	03321_______GL_
4	4		Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
5	5		Introduced by:
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8	8		General Assembly
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10	10		Raised Bill No. 6444
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12	12		January Session, 2013
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14	14		LCO No. 3321
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16		-	_____~~HB06444GL~~__~~__031413___~~_
	16	+	03321_______GL_
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18	18		Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
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20	20		Introduced by:
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22	22		(GL)
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24	24		AN ACT CONCERNING COUNTERFEIT CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
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26	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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28		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2014) (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with the advice and assistance of the Commission of Pharmacy, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, prohibiting any person from knowingly purchasing, trading, selling or transferring a counterfeit substance. For purposes of this section: (1) "Counterfeit substance" means a controlled substance which, or the container or labeling of which, without authorization, bears the trademark, trade name or other identifying mark, imprint, number or device, or any likeness thereof, of a manufacturer, distributor or dispenser other than the person who in fact manufactured, distributed or dispensed the substance, and (2) "controlled substance" means a drug, substance or immediate precursor in schedules I to V, inclusive, of the Connecticut controlled substance scheduling regulations adopted pursuant to section 21a-243 of the general ~~statutes~~.
	28	+	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2014) (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with the advice and assistance of the Commission of Pharmacy, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, prohibiting any person from knowingly purchasing, trading, selling or transferring a counterfeit substance. For purposes of this section: (1) "Counterfeit substance" means a controlled substance which, or the container or labeling of which, without authorization, bears the trademark, trade name or other identifying mark, imprint, number or device, or any likeness thereof, of a manufacturer, distributor or dispenser other than the person who in fact manufactured, distributed or dispensed the substance, and (2) "controlled substance" means a drug, substance or immediate precursor in schedules I to V, inclusive, of the Connecticut controlled substance scheduling regulations adopted pursuant to section 21a-243 of the general statues.
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30	30		(b) Any person who violates a provision of any regulation adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section with respect to knowingly purchasing, trading, selling or transferring a counterfeit substance shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation.
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35	35		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
36	36		Section 1 January 1, 2014 New section
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38	38		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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40	40		Section 1
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42	42		January 1, 2014
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44	44		New section
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	46	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	48	+	To protect consumers by requiring the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to adopt regulations prohibiting the knowing purchase, trade, sale or transfer of counterfeit controlled substances.
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48		-	GL Joint Favorable
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50		-	GL
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52		-	Joint Favorable
	50	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]