{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-893.031","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 893.031","heading":"Industrial exceptions to controlled substance scheduling.","body":"(1) For the purpose of this section, the following meanings of terms shall apply:\n(a) “Manufacture” means any process or operation necessary for manufacturing a product.\n(b) “Distribution” means any process or operation necessary for distributing a product, including, but not limited to, wholesaling, delivery or transport, and storage.\n(c) “Manufacturer of 1,4-Butanediol” means a person who is involved in the manufacture of 1,4-Butanediol for use in the manufacture of an industrial product and who provides that manufactured 1,4-Butanediol to a distributor of 1,4-Butanediol or a manufacturer of an industrial product.\n(d) “Distributor of 1,4-Butanediol” means a person who is involved in the distribution of 1,4-Butanediol.\n(e) “Manufacturer of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL)” means a person who:\n1. Is involved in the manufacture of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) for use in the manufacture of an industrial product and who provides that manufactured gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) to a distributor of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) or a manufacturer of an industrial product; and\n2. Is in compliance with any requirements to register with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration as a List I Chemical registrant.\n(f) “Distributor of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL)” means a person who:\n1. Is involved in the distribution of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL); and\n2. Is in compliance with any requirements to register with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration as a List I Chemical registrant.\n(g) “Manufacturer of an industrial product” means a person who is involved in the manufacture of an industrial product in which that person acquires:\n1. 1,4-Butanediol from a manufacturer of 1,4-Butanediol or a distributor of 1,4-Butanediol and who possesses that substance for use in the manufacture of an industrial product; or\n2. Gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) from a manufacturer of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) or a distributor of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and who possesses that substance for use in the manufacture of an industrial product.\n(h) “Distributor of an industrial product” means a person who is involved in the distribution of an industrial product.\n(i) “Industrial product” means a nondrug, noncontrolled finished product that is not for human consumption.\n(j) “Finished product” means a product:\n1. That does not contain either 1,4-Butanediol or gamma-butyrolactone (GBL); or\n2. From which neither 1,4-Butanediol nor gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) can be readily extracted or readily synthesized and which is not sold for human consumption.\n(2) 1,4-Butanediol is excepted from scheduling pursuant to s. 893.03(1)(d)1. when that substance is in the possession of:\n(a) A manufacturer of 1,4-Butanediol or a distributor of 1,4-Butanediol;\n(b) A manufacturer of an industrial product or a distributor of an industrial product; or\n(c) A person possessing a finished product.\n(3) Gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) is excepted from scheduling pursuant to s. 893.03(1)(d)2. when that substance is in the possession of:\n(a) A manufacturer of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) or a distributor of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL);\n(b) A manufacturer of an industrial product or a distributor of an industrial product; or\n(c) A person possessing a finished product.\n(4) This section does not apply to:\n(a) A manufacturer of 1,4-Butanediol or a distributor of 1,4-Butanediol who sells, delivers, or otherwise distributes that substance to a person who is not a distributor of 1,4-Butanediol or a manufacturer of an industrial product;\n(b) A manufacturer of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) or a distributor of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) who sells, delivers, or otherwise distributes that substance to a person who is not a distributor of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) or a manufacturer of an industrial product;\n(c) A person who possesses 1,4-Butanediol but who is not a manufacturer of 1,4-Butanediol, a distributor of 1,4-Butanediol, a manufacturer of an industrial product, a distributor of an industrial product, or a person possessing a finished product as described in paragraph (2)(c) or paragraph (3)(c);\n(d) A person who possesses gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) but who is not a manufacturer of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), a distributor of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), a manufacturer of an industrial product, a distributor of an industrial product, or a person possessing a finished product as described in paragraph (2)(c) or paragraph (3)(c);\n(e) A person who extracts or synthesizes either 1,4-Butanediol or gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) from a finished product as described in subparagraph(1)(j)2. or a person who extracts or synthesizes 1,4-Butanediol or gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) from any product or material, unless such extraction or synthesis is authorized by law; or\n(f) A person whose possession of either 1,4-Butanediol or gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) is not in compliance with the requirements of this section or whose possession of either of those substances is not specifically authorized by law.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 2003-10.","path":["CHAPTER 893 DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0800-0899/0893/0893.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:15:49Z","sha256":"6f3732405dc6b67c9bc72bba1377dbe1bf8ade403e333c28b95fe0e5f25003be","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-893.0301","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-893.033"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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