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1010 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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1414 A bill to be entitled 1
1515 An act relating to controlled substances; amending s. 2
1616 893.03, F.S.; adding tianeptine to the list of 3
1717 Schedule I controlled substances; amending ss. 893.13, 4
1818 893.131, and 893.135, F.S.; conforming cross -5
1919 references; providing an effective date. 6
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2121 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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2323 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 10
2424 893.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 11
2525 893.03 Standards and schedules. —The substances enumerated 12
2626 in this section are controlled by this chapter. The controlled 13
2727 substances listed or to be listed in Schedules I, II, III, IV, 14
2828 and V are included by whatever official, common, usual, 15
2929 chemical, trade name, or class designated. The provisions of 16
3030 this section shall not be construed to include within any of the 17
3131 schedules contained in this section any excluded drugs listed 18
3232 within the purview of 21 C.F.R. s. 1308.22, styled "Excluded 19
3333 Substances"; 21 C.F.R. s. 1308.24, styled "Exempt Chemical 20
3434 Preparations"; 21 C.F.R. s. 1308.32, styled "Exempted 21
3535 Prescription Products"; or 21 C.F.R. s. 1308.34, styled "Exempt 22
3636 Anabolic Steroid Products." 23
3737 (1) SCHEDULE I.—A substance in Schedule I has a high 24
3838 potential for abuse and has no currently accepted medical use in 25
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5151 treatment in the United States and in its use under medical 26
5252 supervision does not meet accepted safety standards. The 27
5353 following substances are controlled in Schedule I: 28
5454 (a) Unless specifically excepted or unle ss listed in 29
5555 another schedule, any of the following substances, including 30
5656 their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, 31
5757 esters, and ethers, whenever the existence of such isomers, 32
5858 esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific 33
5959 chemical designation: 34
6060 1. Acetyl-alpha-methylfentanyl. 35
6161 2. Acetylmethadol. 36
6262 3. Allylprodine. 37
6363 4. Alphacetylmethadol (except levo -alphacetylmethadol, 38
6464 also known as levo-alpha-acetylmethadol, levomethadyl acetate, 39
6565 or LAAM). 40
6666 5. Alphamethadol. 41
6767 6. Alpha-methylfentanyl (N-[1-(alpha-methyl-betaphenyl) 42
6868 ethyl-4-piperidyl] propionanilide; 1 -(1-methyl-2-phenylethyl)-4-43
6969 (N-propanilido) piperidine). 44
7070 7. Alpha-methylthiofentanyl. 45
7171 8. Alphameprodine. 46
7272 9. Benzethidine. 47
7373 10. Benzylfentanyl. 48
7474 11. Betacetylmethadol. 49
7575 12. Beta-hydroxyfentanyl. 50
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8888 13. Beta-hydroxy-3-methylfentanyl. 51
8989 14. Betameprodine. 52
9090 15. Betamethadol. 53
9191 16. Betaprodine. 54
9292 17. Clonitazene. 55
9393 18. Dextromoramide. 56
9494 19. Diampromide. 57
9595 20. Diethylthiambutene. 58
9696 21. Difenoxin. 59
9797 22. Dimenoxadol. 60
9898 23. Dimepheptanol. 61
9999 24. Dimethylthiambutene. 62
100100 25. Dioxaphetyl butyrate. 63
101101 26. Dipipanone. 64
102102 27. Ethylmethylthiambutene. 65
103103 28. Etonitazene. 66
104104 29. Etoxeridine. 67
105105 30. Flunitrazepam. 68
106106 31. Furethidine. 69
107107 32. Hydroxypethidine. 70
108108 33. Ketobemidone. 71
109109 34. Levomoramide. 72
110110 35. Levophenacylmorphan. 73
111111 36. Desmethylprodine (1 -Methyl-4-Phenyl-4-74
112112 Propionoxypiperidine). 75
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125125 37. 3-Methylfentanyl (N-[3-methyl-1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-76
126126 piperidyl]-N-phenylpropanamide). 77
127127 38. 3-Methylthiofentanyl. 78
128128 39. Morpheridine. 79
129129 40. Noracymethadol. 80
130130 41. Norlevorphanol. 81
131131 42. Normethadone. 82
132132 43. Norpipanone. 83
133133 44. Para-Fluorofentanyl. 84
134134 45. Phenadoxone. 85
135135 46. Phenampromide. 86
136136 47. Phenomorphan. 87
137137 48. Phenoperidine. 88
138138 49. PEPAP (1-(2-Phenylethyl)-4-Phenyl-4-89
139139 Acetyloxypiperidine). 90
140140 50. Piritramide. 91
141141 51. Proheptazine. 92
142142 52. Properidine. 93
143143 53. Propiram. 94
144144 54. Racemoramide. 95
145145 55. Thenylfentanyl. 96
146146 56. Thiofentanyl. 97
147147 57. Tianeptine. 98
148148 58. Tilidine. 99
149149 59.58. Trimeperidine. 100
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158158 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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162162 60.59. Acetylfentanyl. 101
163163 61.60. Butyrylfentanyl. 102
164164 62.61. Beta-Hydroxythiofentanyl. 103
165165 63.62. Fentanyl derivatives. Unless specifically excepted, 104
166166 listed in another schedule, or contained within a pharmaceutical 105
167167 product approved by the United States Food and Drug 106
168168 Administration, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation, 107
169169 including its salts, isomers, esters, or ethers, and salts of 108
170170 isomers, esters, or ethers, whenever the existence of such salts 109
171171 is possible within any of the following specific chemical 110
172172 designations containing a 4 -anilidopiperidine structure: 111
173173 a. With or without substi tution at the carbonyl of the 112
174174 aniline moiety with alkyl, alkenyl, carboalkoxy, cycloalkyl, 113
175175 methoxyalkyl, cyanoalkyl, or aryl groups, or furanyl, 114
176176 dihydrofuranyl, benzyl moiety, or rings containing heteroatoms 115
177177 sulfur, oxygen, or nitrogen; 116
178178 b. With or without substitution at the piperidine amino 117
179179 moiety with a phenethyl, benzyl, alkylaryl (including 118
180180 heteroaromatics), alkyltetrazolyl ring, or an alkyl or 119
181181 carbomethoxy group, whether or not further substituted in the 120
182182 ring or group; 121
183183 c. With or without substituti on or addition to the 122
184184 piperdine ring to any extent with one or more methyl, 123
185185 carbomethoxy, methoxy, methoxymethyl, aryl, allyl, or ester 124
186186 groups; 125
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200200 atoms for halogens, or methyl, alkyl, or methoxy groups, in the 127
201201 aromatic ring of the anilide moiety; 128
202202 e. With or without substitution at the alpha or beta 129
203203 position of the piperidine ring with alkyl, hydroxyl, or methoxy 130
204204 groups; 131
205205 f. With or without substitution of the benzene ring of the 132
206206 anilide moiety for an aromatic heterocycle; and 133
207207 g. With or without substitution of the piperidine ring for 134
208208 a pyrrolidine ring, perhydroazepine ring, or azepine ring; 135
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210210 excluding, Alfentanil, Carfentanil, Fentanyl, and Sufentanil; 137
211211 including, but not limited to: 138
212212 (I) Acetyl-alpha-methylfentanyl. 139
213213 (II) Alpha-methylfentanyl (N-[1-(alpha-methyl-betaphenyl) 140
214214 ethyl-4-piperidyl] propionanilide; 1 -(1-methyl-2-phenylethyl)-4-141
215215 (N-propanilido) piperidine). 142
216216 (III) Alpha-methylthiofentanyl. 143
217217 (IV) Benzylfentanyl. 144
218218 (V) Beta-hydroxyfentanyl. 145
219219 (VI) Beta-hydroxy-3-methylfentanyl. 146
220220 (VII) 3-Methylfentanyl (N-[3-methyl-1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-147
221221 piperidyl]-N-phenylpropanamide). 148
222222 (VIII) 3-Methylthiofentanyl. 149
223223 (IX) Para-Fluorofentanyl. 150
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236236 (X) Thenylfentanyl or Thienyl fentanyl. 151
237237 (XI) Thiofentanyl. 152
238238 (XII) Acetylfentanyl. 153
239239 (XIII) Butyrylfentanyl. 154
240240 (XIV) Beta-Hydroxythiofentanyl. 155
241241 (XV) Lofentanil. 156
242242 (XVI) Ocfentanil. 157
243243 (XVII) Ohmfentanyl. 158
244244 (XVIII) Benzodioxolefentanyl. 159
245245 (XIX) Furanyl fentanyl. 160
246246 (XX) Pentanoyl fentanyl. 161
247247 (XXI) Cyclopentyl fen tanyl. 162
248248 (XXII) Isobutyryl fentanyl. 163
249249 (XXIII) Remifentanil. 164
250250 64.63. Nitazene derivatives. Unless specifically excepted, 165
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253253 Administration, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation, 168
254254 including its salts, isomers, esters, or ethers, and salts of 169
255255 isomers, esters, or ethers, whenever the existence of such salts 170
256256 is possible within any of the following specific chemical 171
257257 designations containing a benzimidazole ring with an ethylamine 172
258258 substitution at the 1 -position and a benzyl ring substitution at 173
259259 the 2-position structure: 174
260260 a. With or without substitution on the benzimidazole ring 175
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275275 b. With or without substitution at the ethylamine amin o 178
276276 moiety with alkyl, dialkyl, acetyl, or benzyl groups, whether or 179
277277 not further substituted in the ring system; 180
278278 c. With or without inclusion of the ethylamine amino 181
279279 moiety in a cyclic structure; 182
280280 d. With or without substitution of the benzyl ring; or 183
281281 e. With or without replacement of the benzyl ring with an 184
282282 aromatic ring, including, but not limited to: 185
283283 (I) Butonitazene. 186
284284 (II) Clonitazene. 187
285285 (III) Etodesnitazene. 188
286286 (IV) Etonitazene. 189
287287 (V) Flunitazene. 190
288288 (VI) Isotodesnitazene. 191
289289 (VII) Isotonitazene. 192
290290 (VIII) Metodesnitazene. 193
291291 (IX) Metonitazene. 194
292292 (X) Nitazene. 195
293293 (XI) N-Desethyl Etonitazene. 196
294294 (XII) N-Desethyl Isotonitazene. 197
295295 (XIII) N-Piperidino Etonitazene. 198
296296 (XIV) N-Pyrrolidino Etonitazene. 199
297297 (XV) Protonitazene. 200
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310310 Section 2. Paragraph (i) of subsec tion (1) of section 201
311311 893.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 202
312312 893.13 Prohibited acts; penalties. — 203
313313 (1) 204
314314 (i) Except as authorized by this chapter, a person commits 205
315315 a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 206
316316 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, and must be sentenced to a 207
317317 mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 3 years, if: 208
318318 1. The person sells, manufactures, or delivers, or 209
319319 possesses with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver, any of 210
320320 the following: 211
321321 a. Alfentanil, as described in s . 893.03(2)(b)1.; 212
322322 b. Carfentanil, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)6.; 213
323323 c. Fentanyl, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)9.; 214
324324 d. Sufentanil, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)30.; 215
325325 e. A fentanyl derivative, as described in s. 216
326326 893.03(1)(a)63. s. 893.03(1)(a)62.; 217
327327 f. A controlled substance analog, as described in s. 218
328328 893.0356, of any substance described in sub -subparagraphs a.-e.; 219
329329 or 220
330330 g. A mixture containing any substance described in sub -221
331331 subparagraphs a.-f.; and 222
332332 2. The substance or mixture listed in subparagra ph 1. is 223
333333 in a form that resembles, or is mixed, granulated, absorbed, 224
334334 spray-dried, or aerosolized as or onto, coated on, in whole or 225
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343343 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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348348 product or its packaging further has at least one of the 227
349349 following attributes: 228
350350 a. Resembles the trade dress of a branded food product, 229
351351 consumer food product, or logo food product; 230
352352 b. Incorporates an actual or fake registered copyright, 231
353353 service mark, or trademark; 232
354354 c. Resembles candy, cereal, a gummy, a vitamin, or a 233
355355 chewable product, such as a gum or gelatin -based product; or 234
356356 d. Contains a cartoon character imprint. 235
357357 Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 236
358358 893.131, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 237
359359 893.131 Distribution of controlled substan ces resulting in 238
360360 overdose or serious bodily injury. — 239
361361 (2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person 18 240
362362 years of age or older who unlawfully distributes: 241
363363 1. Heroin, as described in s. 893.03(1)(b)11.; 242
364364 2. Alfentanil, as described in s. 893.03(2)( b)1.; 243
365365 3. Carfentanil, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)6.; 244
366366 4. Fentanyl, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)9.; 245
367367 5. Sufentanil, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)30.; 246
368368 6. Fentanyl derivatives, as described in s. 247
369369 893.03(1)(a)63. s. 893.03(1)(a)62.; 248
370370 7. A controlled substance analog, as described in s. 249
371371 893.0356, of any substance specified in subparagraphs 1. -6.; or 250
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380380 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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385385 subparagraphs 1.-7., 252
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387387 and an overdose or serious bodily injury of the user results, 254
388388 commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in 255
389389 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, when such substance or 256
390390 mixture is proven to have caused or been a substantial factor in 257
391391 causing the overdose or serious bodily injury of the user. 258
392392 Section 4. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 259
393393 893.135, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 260
394394 893.135 Trafficking; mandatory sentences; suspension or 261
395395 reduction of sentences; conspiracy to engage in trafficking. — 262
396396 (1) Except as authorized in this chapter or in chapter 499 263
397397 and notwithstanding the provisions of s. 893.13: 264
398398 (c)1. A person who knowingly sells, purchases, 265
399399 manufactures, delivers, or brings into this state, or who is 266
400400 knowingly in actual or constructive possession of, 4 grams or 267
401401 more of any morphine, opium, hydromorphone, or any salt, 268
402402 derivative, isomer, or salt of an isomer thereof, including 269
403403 heroin, as described in s. 893.03(1)(b), (2)(a), (3)(c)3., or 270
404404 (3)(c)4., or 4 grams or more of any mixture containing any such 271
405405 substance, but less than 30 kilogra ms of such substance or 272
406406 mixture, commits a felony of the first degree, which felony 273
407407 shall be known as "trafficking in illegal drugs," punishable as 274
408408 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. If the 275
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417417 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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422422 a. Is 4 grams or more, but le ss than 14 grams, such person 277
423423 shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment 278
424424 of 3 years and shall be ordered to pay a fine of $50,000. 279
425425 b. Is 14 grams or more, but less than 28 grams, such 280
426426 person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum t erm of 281
427427 imprisonment of 15 years and shall be ordered to pay a fine of 282
428428 $100,000. 283
429429 c. Is 28 grams or more, but less than 30 kilograms, such 284
430430 person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of 285
431431 imprisonment of 25 years and shall be ordered to pay a fine of 286
432432 $500,000. 287
433433 2. A person who knowingly sells, purchases, manufactures, 288
434434 delivers, or brings into this state, or who is knowingly in 289
435435 actual or constructive possession of, 28 grams or more of 290
436436 hydrocodone, as described in s. 893.03(2)(a)1.k., codeine, as 291
437437 described in s. 893.03(2)(a)1.g., or any salt thereof, or 28 292
438438 grams or more of any mixture containing any such substance, 293
439439 commits a felony of the first degree, which felony shall be 294
440440 known as "trafficking in hydrocodone," punishable as provided in 295
441441 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. If the quantity involved: 296
442442 a. Is 28 grams or more, but less than 50 grams, such 297
443443 person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of 298
444444 imprisonment of 3 years and shall be ordered to pay a fine of 299
445445 $50,000. 300
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454454 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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459459 person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of 302
460460 imprisonment of 7 years and shall be ordered to pay a fine of 303
461461 $100,000. 304
462462 c. Is 100 grams or more, but less than 300 grams, such 305
463463 person shall be sentenced to a m andatory minimum term of 306
464464 imprisonment of 15 years and shall be ordered to pay a fine of 307
465465 $500,000. 308
466466 d. Is 300 grams or more, but less than 30 kilograms, such 309
467467 person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of 310
468468 imprisonment of 25 years and shall be ord ered to pay a fine of 311
469469 $750,000. 312
470470 3. A person who knowingly sells, purchases, manufactures, 313
471471 delivers, or brings into this state, or who is knowingly in 314
472472 actual or constructive possession of, 7 grams or more of 315
473473 oxycodone, as described in s. 893.03(2)(a)1.q., or any salt 316
474474 thereof, or 7 grams or more of any mixture containing any such 317
475475 substance, commits a felony of the first degree, which felony 318
476476 shall be known as "trafficking in oxycodone," punishable as 319
477477 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. If the 320
478478 quantity involved: 321
479479 a. Is 7 grams or more, but less than 14 grams, such person 322
480480 shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment 323
481481 of 3 years and shall be ordered to pay a fine of $50,000. 324
482482 b. Is 14 grams or more, but less than 25 grams, such 325
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491491 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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496496 imprisonment of 7 years and shall be ordered to pay a fine of 327
497497 $100,000. 328
498498 c. Is 25 grams or more, but less than 100 grams, such 329
499499 person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of 330
500500 imprisonment of 15 years and shall be ordered to pay a fine of 331
501501 $500,000. 332
502502 d. Is 100 grams or more, but less than 30 kilograms, such 333
503503 person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of 334
504504 imprisonment of 25 years and shall be ordered to pay a fine of 335
505505 $750,000. 336
506506 4.a. A person who knowingly sells, purchases, 337
507507 manufactures, delivers, or brings into this state, or who is 338
508508 knowingly in actual or constructive possession of, 4 grams or 339
509509 more of: 340
510510 (I) Alfentanil, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)1.; 341
511511 (II) Carfentanil, as describ ed in s. 893.03(2)(b)6.; 342
512512 (III) Fentanyl, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)9.; 343
513513 (IV) Sufentanil, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)30.; 344
514514 (V) A fentanyl derivative, as described in s. 345
515515 893.03(1)(a)63. s. 893.03(1)(a)62.; 346
516516 (VI) A controlled substance analog, a s described in s. 347
517517 893.0356, of any substance described in sub -sub-subparagraphs 348
518518 (I)-(V); or 349
519519 (VII) A mixture containing any substance described in sub -350
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534534 commits a felony of the first degree, which felony shall be 353
535535 known as "trafficking in dangerous fentanyl or fentanyl 354
536536 analogues," punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or 355
537537 s. 775.084. 356
538538 b. If the quantity involved under sub -subparagraph a.: 357
539539 (I) Is 4 grams or more, but less than 14 grams, such 358
540540 person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of 359
541541 imprisonment of 7 years, and shall be ordered to pay a fine of 360
542542 $50,000. 361
543543 (II) Is 14 grams or more, but less than 28 grams, such 362
544544 person shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of 363
545545 imprisonment of 20 years, and shall be ordered to pay a fine of 364
546546 $100,000. 365
547547 (III) Is 28 grams or more, such person shall be sentenced 366
548548 to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 25 years, and 367
549549 shall be ordered to pay a fine of $500,000. 368
550550 c. A person 18 years of age or older who violates sub -369
551551 subparagraph a. by knowingly selling or delivering to a minor at 370
552552 least 4 grams of a substance or mixture listed in sub -371
553553 subparagraph a. shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term 372
554554 of not less than 25 years and not exceeding life imprisonment, 373
555555 and shall be ordered to pay a fine of $1 million if the 374
556556 substance or mixture listed in sub -subparagraph a. is in a form 375
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565565 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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569569 that resembles, or is mixed, granulated, absorbed, spray -dried, 376
570570 or aerosolized as or onto, coated on, in whole or in part, or 377
571571 solubilized with or i nto, a product, when such product or its 378
572572 packaging further has at least one of the following attributes: 379
573573 (I) Resembles the trade dress of a branded food product, 380
574574 consumer food product, or logo food product; 381
575575 (II) Incorporates an actual or fake registere d copyright, 382
576576 service mark, or trademark; 383
577577 (III) Resembles candy, cereal, a gummy, a vitamin, or a 384
578578 chewable product, such as a gum or gelatin -based product; or 385
579579 (IV) Contains a cartoon character imprint. 386
580580 5. A person who knowingly sells, purchases, manufactures, 387
581581 delivers, or brings into this state, or who is knowingly in 388
582582 actual or constructive possession of, 30 kilograms or more of 389
583583 any morphine, opium, oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, 390
584584 hydromorphone, or any salt, derivative, isomer, or salt of an 391
585585 isomer thereof, including heroin, as described in s. 392
586586 893.03(1)(b), (2)(a), (3)(c)3., or (3)(c)4., or 30 kilograms or 393
587587 more of any mixture containing any such substance, commits the 394
588588 first degree felony of trafficking in illegal drugs. A person 395
589589 who has been convicted of the first degree felony of trafficking 396
590590 in illegal drugs under this subparagraph shall be punished by 397
591591 life imprisonment and is ineligible for any form of 398
592592 discretionary early release except pardon or execu tive clemency 399
593593 or conditional medical release under s. 947.149. However, if the 400
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602602 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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607607 specified in this paragraph: 402
608608 a. The person intentionally killed an individual or 403
609609 counseled, commanded, induced, procur ed, or caused the 404
610610 intentional killing of an individual and such killing was the 405
611611 result; or 406
612612 b. The person's conduct in committing that act led to a 407
613613 natural, though not inevitable, lethal result, 408
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615615 such person commits the capital felony of trafficking in il legal 410
616616 drugs, punishable as provided in ss. 775.082 and 921.142. A 411
617617 person sentenced for a capital felony under this paragraph shall 412
618618 also be sentenced to pay the maximum fine provided under 413
619619 subparagraph 1. 414
620620 6. A person who knowingly brings into this state 6 0 415
621621 kilograms or more of any morphine, opium, oxycodone, 416
622622 hydrocodone, codeine, hydromorphone, or any salt, derivative, 417
623623 isomer, or salt of an isomer thereof, including heroin, as 418
624624 described in s. 893.03(1)(b), (2)(a), (3)(c)3., or (3)(c)4., or 419
625625 60 kilograms or more of any mixture containing any such 420
626626 substance, and who knows that the probable result of such 421
627627 importation would be the death of a person, commits capital 422
628628 importation of illegal drugs, a capital felony punishable as 423
629629 provided in ss. 775.082 and 921.142. A person sentenced for a 424
630630 capital felony under this paragraph shall also be sentenced to 425
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639639 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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644644 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 427