| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to public safety; providing penalties for crime of altering controlled |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 substances with fentanyl; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 chapter 609. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [609.2285] FENTANYL ADULTERATED SUBSTANCES. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subdivision 1.Crime.(a) A person who knowingly adulterates or alters a controlled |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8substance or drug with fentanyl or substitutes a controlled substance or drug with fentanyl |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9is guilty of a felony. |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (b) A person who knowingly adulterates or alters any package or receptacle containing |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11any controlled substance by replacing the controlled substance or drug in the package or |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12receptacle with fentanyl or a controlled substance or drug containing fentanyl or substitutes |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13any package or receptacle containing any controlled substance or drug with another package |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14or receptacle containing fentanyl is guilty of a felony. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to manufacturers, practitioners, pharmacists, |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16owners of pharmacies, nurses, and other persons when the manufacturer, practitioner, |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17pharmacist, owner of a pharmacy, nurse, or other person is acting in a professional capacity. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 Subd. 2.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision have |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19the meanings given them. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (b) "Controlled substance" has the meaning given in section 152.01, subdivision 4. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 (c) "Drug" has the meaning given in section 152.01, subdivision 2. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | REVISOR KLL/DG 25-0103712/12/24 |
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| 24 | 24 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 25 | 25 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 26 | 26 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 27 | 27 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 28 | 28 | | H. F. No. 1446 |
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| 29 | 29 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION 2.1 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2.2committed on or after that date. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 32 | 32 | | REVISOR KLL/DG 25-0103712/12/24 |
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