2015 New York Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 33 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Title 4 - (3330 - 3345) DISPENSING TO ULTIMATE USERS
3343-B - Safe disposal of unused controlled substances.

  3343-b.  Safe  disposal  of  unused  controlled  substances. 1. The
  department shall oversee a program  for  the  safe  disposal  of  unused
  controlled  substances  by  consumers  in  accordance  with federal law.
  Individual members of the public  shall  be  authorized  to  voluntarily
  surrender  controlled  substances listed on schedule II, III, IV or V of
  section thirty-three hundred six of this article  in  a  secure  manner,
  without   identifying   themselves.   Safe  disposal  methods  shall  be
  publicized consistent with the prescription  pain  medication  awareness
  program  established  pursuant to section thirty-three hundred nine-a of
  this article.
2. The surrender of a controlled substance pursuant  to  this  section
  shall not constitute the possession, transfer or sale of such controlled
  substance for purposes of this article or the penal law.
3.  Disposal  sites  shall  be  operated  by law enforcement agencies,
  pharmacies and other Federal Drug Enforcement Administration  authorized
  collectors  on  a voluntary basis. Nothing in this section shall require
  any political subdivision of the state to  participate  in  the  program
  established in this section.