California Health and Safety Code

§ 109550

HSC § 109550 Effective Jan 1, 1996Div. 104 · Part 4 · Ch. 5 · Art. 1

Statute text

“Imitation controlled substance” means (a) a product specifically designed or manufactured to resemble the physical appearance of a controlled substance, that a reasonable person of ordinary knowledge would not be able to distinguish the imitation from the controlled substance by outward appearances, or (b) a product, not a controlled substance, that, by representations made and by dosage unit appearance, including color, shape, size, or markings, would lead a reasonable person to believe that, if ingested, the product would have a stimulant or depressant effect similar to or the same as that of one or more of the controlled substances included in Schedules I through V, inclusive, of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11053) of Division 10.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.