N.Y. Executive Law § 216-d: Consumer product protection

§ 216-d. Consumer product protection. 1. The superintendent, in

consultation with the commissioner of the division of criminal justice

services, shall establish a program to investigate actual and/or

suspected cases of consumer product tampering, as defined in sections

145.35, 145.40 and 145.45 of the penal law, within this state and may

assign such employees, as deemed necessary for the proper operation of

such program.

2. Such program shall provide that the state police may, upon request,

act as the coordinating agency responding to cases of suspected product

tampering. The superintendent in conjunction with the commissioner of

the division of criminal justice services, shall, by regulation,

establish uniform procedures that may be used by other agencies involved

in such cases.

3. The superintendent, in conjunction with the commissioner of the

division of criminal justice services, and with the cooperation of the

department of health, the department of agriculture and markets, and

other pertinent agencies, shall promulgate such additional rules and

regulations which in his/her discretion are necessary for the efficient

operation of this section. These regulations should include but not be

limited to the following:

a. the establishment of uniform procedures to be used whenever a law

enforcement or regulatory agency or other agency becomes involved in a

consumer product tampering incident. Such regulations shall require that

the state police provide direct investigative assistance or support

services to any law enforcement or regulatory agency upon request;

b. the establishment of a computerized central data base, located at

division headquarters, which will function as an information management

and retrieval system for matters involving consumer product tampering.

Notification of all consumer product tampering cases made to law

enforcement, regulatory agencies or other agencies shall be reported to

the central data base within five hours of such notification;

c. authorization, upon request, to use the scientific crime detection

laboratory to analyze evidence in connection with state police cases or

cases that originate with other law enforcement, regulatory agencies or

other agencies; and

d. establishment of a twenty-four hour consumer product tampering

phone line, to be set up at Headquarters' communication section in

Albany.

4. The superintendent, in cooperation with the division of criminal

justice services, shall make recommendations to the municipal police

training council for the establishment of a formalized consumer product

tampering training program for all law enforcement personnel.