Bill > S01263

This bill prohibits the sale of hazardous inhalants to individuals under the age of twenty-one, expanding existing restrictions on the sale of substances that can be inhaled to produce a toxic or intoxicating effect. The bill defines hazardous inhalants as chemical compounds like various nitrite compounds designed or commonly used as inhalants. It amends both the public health law and general business law to create new restrictions, requiring sellers to verify the age of purchasers and imposing civil penalties for violations. Specifically, businesses selling hazardous inhalants must now check identification for customers under thirty years old, with an initial violation resulting in a $250 fine and subsequent violations carrying a $500 penalty. The bill includes exceptions for medical and dental uses of inhalants and does not prevent the sale of such substances for industrial purposes. The new regulations aim to prevent young people from accessing potentially dangerous substances that can be misused to produce a quick, dangerous high, with the law taking effect ninety days after its passage.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1263