REFERENCE TITLE: unlawful food or
drink contamination |
State of
Arizona House of
Representatives Fifty-fourth
Legislature Second Regular
Session 2020 |
HB 2299 |
|
Introduced by Representative Shope |
AN ACT
amending title
13, chapter 37, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13‑3731;
relating to criminal offenses.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 13, chapter 37, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-3731, to read:
13-3731. Unlawful food or
drink contamination; damages; classification
A. It is unlawful to knowingly
introduce, add or mingle any bodily fluid, foreign object not intended for
human consumption or unsanitary surface with any water, food, drink or other
product that may be consumed by a human being.
B. the cost to clean up and sanitize
the contaminated area and any monetary compensation that was provided to a
human being who consumed the contaminated water, food, drink or other product
may be included in calculating the dollar amount of the damages caused by the
contamination.
C. A person who violates this section
is guilty of:
1. A class 6 felony if any of the
following occurs:
(a) a human
being consumes the contaminated water, food, drink or other product.
(b) The damage
caused by the contamination is at least $1,000.
(c) The person
publishes a description, photograph, video or other depiction of the
contamination on an internet website or provides it to another person.
2. A class 2 misdemeanor if no human
being consumes the contaminated water, food, drink or other product and the
damage caused by the contamination is less than $1,000.