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2C:35-29 Definitions Relative to Industrial Use of Certain Chemicals

 :35-29 Definitions relative to industrial use of certain chemicals; not deemed a CDS, certain; inferences.

/1. a. For the purposes of this section:

/Finished product means a product: (1) that does not contain an industrial use chemical or from which an industrial chemical cannot be readily extracted or readily synthesized and (2) which is not sold for human consumption.

/Industrial distribution means any process or operation necessary for distributing an industrial product, including, but not limited to, wholesaling, delivery or transport, and storage.

/Industrial product means a non-drug, non-controlled finished product that is not for human consumption.

/Industrial use chemical means gamma butyrolactone or 1,4-butanedoil.

/Industrial use chemical manufacturer means a person who: (1) is involved in the manufacture of an industrial chemical for use in the manufacture of an industrial product; (2) provides that industrial use chemical to an industrial use chemical distributor or a manufacturer of an industrial product; and (3) is in compliance with any requirements to register with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration as a List I Chemical registrant.

/Industrial use chemical distributor means a person who: (1) is involved in the industrial distribution of an industrial use chemical; and (2) is in compliance with any requirements to register with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration as a List I Chemical registrant.

/Manufacturer of an industrial product means a person who is involved in any process or operation necessary for manufacturing an industrial product in which that person acquires an industrial use chemical from an industrial use chemical manufacturer or an industrial use chemical distributor and who possesses that substance solely for use in the manufacture of an industrial product.

/b./An industrial use chemical shall not be deemed a controlled dangerous substance within the meaning of N.J.S.2C:35-2 when that substance is in the possession of:

/(1)/An industrial use chemical manufacturer;

/(2)/An industrial use chemical distributor;

/(3)/A manufacturer of an industrial product; or

/(4)/A person possessing a finished product.

/c./This section shall not apply to:

/(1)/An industrial use chemical manufacturer who sells, delivers or otherwise distributes an industrial use chemical to a person who is not an industrial use chemical distributor or a manufacturer of an industrial product;

/(2)/An industrial use chemical distributor who sells, delivers or otherwise distributes an industrial use chemical to a person who is not an industrial use chemical distributor or a manufacturer of an industrial product;

/(3)/A person who extracts or synthesizes an industrial use chemical from a finished product or a person who extracts or synthesizes an industrial use chemical from any product or material, unless that extraction or synthesis is authorized by law; or

/(4)/A person whose possession of an industrial use chemical is not in compliance with the provisions of subsection b. of this section or whose possession of that substance is not specifically authorized by law.

/d. (1) There shall be a permissive inference that a person to whom an industrial use chemical is sold, delivered or otherwise distributed in a quantity of 10 gallons or less is not an industrial use chemical distributor or a manufacturer of an industrial product.

/(2)/There shall be a permissive inference that a person who possesses an industrial use chemical in a quantity of one gallon or less is not an industrial use chemical manufacturer, an industrial use chemical distributor, a manufacturer of an industrial product or a person possessing a finished product, and is a person whose possession of the industrial use chemical is not specifically authorized by law.

/(3)/The inferences established in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection shall not apply to the distribution or possession of sample quantities for the purpose of conducting chemical research, chemical quality assurance testing or industrial product or applications development.

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