Intoxicating Substances
New xylazine trafficking offense with mandatory minimums; nitrous oxide sales by tobacco dealers criminalized
Florida Statutes affected
| s. 569.216 | |
| s. 893.03 | Standards and schedules. |
| s. 893.13 | Prohibited acts; penalties. |
| s. 893.135 | Trafficking; mandatory sentences; suspension or reduction of sentences; conspiracy to engage in trafficking. |
Side-by-side: current law vs. the bill
Bill section 1
Not codified in the Florida Statutes.
Section 2 of this act may be cited as “Meg’s Law.”
s. 569.216, F.S.
New section — not in current law.
569.216 Prohibition on possessing, selling, delivering, or giving nitrous oxide; penalties; exceptions.—
(1) It is unlawful for any dealer who is licensed or permitted under this chapter, or a dealer’s agent or employee, to possess, sell, possess with intent to sell, deliver, or give, directly or indirectly, nitrous oxide on or from the dealer’s licensed premises. A dealer or a dealer’s agent or employee who violates this subsection commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(2) This section does not apply to a grocery store or supermarket, as licensed or permitted by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, but does apply to a convenience business, as defined by s. 812.171.
(3) This section does not prohibit the possession, sale, delivery, or giving of a finished food product in which nitrous oxide is used solely as a propellant.
(4) The Department of Business and Professional Regulation shall adopt rules regarding the possession, sale, delivery, or giving of nitrous oxide to prevent the use of nitrous oxide for inducing a condition of intoxication. Such rules may address products containing nitrous oxide and finished food products in which nitrous oxide is used solely as a propellant.
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