SENATE DOCKET, NO. 524        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 173

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael O. Moore

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act regulating powdered alcohol.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

Timothy R. Madden

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 524        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 173

By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 173) of Michael O. Moore, Tricia Farley-Bouvier, Timothy R. Madden, Brian M. Ashe and others for legislation to regulate powdered alcohol.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act regulating powdered alcohol.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “malt beverages,” the following:-

“powdered alcohol”, a product that is manufactured into a powdered or crystalline form that contains any amount of alcohol. 

SECTION 2.   Chapter 138 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 2 the following section:-

Section 2A  Except as provided in this section, no person shall use, possess, sell, offer for sale or use, manufacture with intent to sell, or expose or keep for sale, store, transport, import or export powdered alcohol. Whoever violates this section shall be punished except by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

This section does not apply to the use of powdered alcohol for bona fide research purposes by a health care provider that operates primarily for the purpose of conducting scientific research;

(2)    state institution;

(3)    private college or university; or

(4)    pharmaceutical or biotechnology company.