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Title XLVI
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Chapter 859
POISONS; ADULTERATED DRUGS

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CHAPTER 859

POISONS; ADULTERATED DRUGS

859.01 Poisoning food or water.

859.02 Selling certain poisons by registered pharmacists and others.

859.04 Provisions concerning poisons.

859.08 Penalty for selling adulterated drugs.

859.01 Poisoning food or water.—Whoever introduces, adds, or mingles any poison, bacterium, radioactive material, virus, or chemical compound with food, drink, medicine, or any product designed to be ingested, consumed, or applied to the body with intent to kill or injure another person, or willfully poisons or introduces, adds, or mingles any bacterium, radioactive material, virus, or chemical compound into any spring, well, or reservoir of water with such intent, commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 4, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2658; GS 3587; RGS 5515; CGL 7675; s. 1078, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 2001-358.

859.02 Selling certain poisons by registered pharmacists and others.—Any violation of the law, relative to sale of poisons, not specially provided for, shall constitute a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083.

History.—s. 8, ch. 3880, 1889; GS 1906, 3604; RGS 5526; CGL 7692; s. 1079, ch. 71-136.

859.04 Provisions concerning poisons.—

(1) It is unlawful for any person not a registered pharmacist to retail any poisons enumerated below: Arsenic and all its preparations, corrosive sublimate, white and red precipitate, biniodide of mercury, cyanide of potassium, hydrocyanic acid, strychnine, and all other poisonous vegetable alkaloids and their salts, and the essential oil of almonds, opium, and its preparations of opium containing less than two grains to the ounce, aconite, belladonna, colchicum, conium, nux vomica, henbane, savin, ergot, cotton root, cantharides, creosote, veratrum digitalis, and their pharmaceutical preparations, croton oil, chloroform, chloral hydrate, sulphate of zinc, mineral acids, carbolic and oxalic acids; and she or he shall label the box, vessel, or paper in which said poison is contained with the name of the article, the word “poison,” and the name and place of business of the seller.

(2) No person shall deliver or sell any poisons enumerated above unless upon due inquiry it be found that the purchaser is aware of its poisonous character and represents that it is to be used for a legitimate purpose. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the dispensing of poisons in not unusual quantities or doses upon the prescriptions of practitioners of medicine.

(3) Any violation of this section shall render the principal of said store guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083. However, this section shall not apply to manufacturers making and selling at wholesale any of the above poisons. Each box, vessel, or paper in which said poison is contained shall be labeled with the name of the article, the word “poison,” and the name and place of business of the seller.

History.—s. 8, ch. 3380, 1889; RS 822; GS 3606; RGS 5528; CGL 7694; s. 1081, ch. 71-136; s. 1386, ch. 97-102.

859.08 Penalty for selling adulterated drugs.—Every registered pharmacist, and the owner or proprietor of any store dealing in drugs or medicines, shall be held responsible for the quality of all drugs, chemicals, or medicines he or she may sell or dispense, with the exception of those sold in the original packages of the manufacturer and those known as proprietary; and any person who fraudulently adulterates, for the purpose of sale, any drug or medicine or sells any fraudulently adulterated drug or medicine, knowing the same to be adulterated, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and such adulterated drugs and medicine shall be forfeited and destroyed under the direction of the court; and if the offender be a registered pharmacist, his or her name shall be stricken from the register.

History.—s. 8, ch. 6890, 1915; RGS 5532; CGL 7698; s. 1084, ch. 71-136; s. 1389, ch. 97-102.

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Amendments to 859

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 859

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S859.01 - FOOD-HEALTH OR SAFETY - POISON FOOD WATER OR MEDICINE WIT KILL OR INJ - F: F

S859.02 - DRUGS-HEALTH OR SAFETY - VIOLATE SELLING OF CERTAIN POISONS - M: S

S859.03 - DRUGS-HEALTH OR SAFETY - NO SUCH SECTION - M: S

S859.04 - DRUGS-HEALTH OR SAFETY - UNREGISTERED PHARMACIST SELL POISONS - M: S

S859.05 - DRUGS-HEALTH OR SAFETY - REPEALED CH. 2000-209 - F: T

S859.06 - CONTRIB DELINQ MINOR - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 3929 - M: S

S859.08 - DRUGS-ADULTERATED - SELL - M: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 859

Total Results: 20

MOTA v. USAA INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., Seven One Seven Parking, CO

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-11-06T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: Dania Jai-Alai Palace, Inc v. Sykes, 495 So. 2d 859, 861 (Fla. 4th DCA 1986) (citing Don L. Tullis &… Ms. Mota relies heavily on Dania, 495 So. 2d at 859. There, as part of a settlement, the parties exchanged

K.W., the Mother v. Department of Children and Families, and Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-10-30T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: consented.”); Hand v. Kushmer, 695 So. 2d 858, 859 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997) (“In this case, there is no order

William J. Osborne and Amanda L. Osborne v. Drees Homes of Florida, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-10-25T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: Fi–Evergreen Woods, LLC v. Est. of Vrastil, 118 So. 3d 859, 862 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013)). “[B]ecause arbitration

M.N., P.N. v. Agency for Persons With Disabilities

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-10-04T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: well-being of the child. Pederson v. Pederson, 752 So. 2d 859 (Fla. 1st DCA 2020).

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation v. Yosmeri Borges and Yomaris Borges

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-09-20T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: _ Case No. 6D2024-0859 Lower Tribunal No. 2022-… 3 6D2024-0859 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

Richard Goodman v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-08-13T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: 5D2023-2395 LT Case No. 2013-CF-000859-A ____________________________

Beny Krasner v. Miami-Dade County

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-07-24T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: ’s requirements); see Bieda v. Bieda, 42 So. 3d 859, 861 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010) (“A temporary injunction

Mary Catherine Marshall v. Kevin Mac William

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-07-17T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: its current beneficial owners.’” Sanko v. Mark, 859 N.Y.S.2d 83, 85 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008) (third alteration

E Coast Investments, LLC v. James Delia

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-06-26T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: chancellor to determine”); Wiggins v. Williams, 18 So. 859, 864 (Fla. 1896) (stating there is no provision

Kenya Ramsey v. The State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-06-26T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: 0847 Lower Tribunal No. 96-CF-859-A-K ________________

Safari Programs, Inc. v. Amarilis Acosta

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-06-12T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: _________ No. 3D24-0859 Lower Tribunal No. 16-10298-CA… 3 2024-0859 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

Linda O'Donnell v. James E. Lee, II, and Paige J. Lee

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-06-05T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: Certificates, Series 2006-CB8 v. Qadir, 342 So. 3d 855, 859 (Fla. 1st DCA 2022) (citing MTGLQ Inv’rs, L.P. v.

SILVIO BARBOSA v. WAL-MART STORES EAST, LP D/B/A STORE 859

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-05-07T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: WAL-MART STORES EAST, LP, d/b/a Store 859, Appellee. … BARBOSA v. WAL-MART STORES EAST, LP D/B/A STORE 859 7 May 2024 Published 94fe904d3cc0992785324df2ec13c02fb901cc50

THOMAS HARGROVE v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-04-19T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: person.” (quoting State v. Jordan, 252 S.E.2d 857, 859 (N.C. Ct. App. 1979))); see also Lampley, 817 So

ROBERT JERRY FLEMING v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-04-12T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: Addison, 327 So. 3d at 984 (citing Carrion v. State, 859 So. 2d 563, 565 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003)). In Carrion…however, no evaluations were ever conducted. Carrion, 859 So. 2d at 564. Apparently, the defendant had returned

Carlo G. Chiarella v. Roberta A. Ford

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-02-21T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: example, in State v. Pacchiana, 289 So. 3d 857, 859 (Fla. 2020), the defendant objected to the state’

GUARDIAN AD LITEM STATEWIDE v. S. S. AND B. S., PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS, AND DEPT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-02-14T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: Cent. Palm Beach Cmty. Mental Health Ctr., Inc., 859 So. 2d 1233, 1235 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003))). In

MICHELE PAQUIN, JORDAN JOHNSON, JUSTIN JOHNSON, JOEL JOHNSON AND JARED JOHNSON v. ANDREW CAMPBELL, LPL FINANCIAL, LLC AND THE PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS TRUSTEE OF THE MARLENE MCLEOD REVOCABLE TRUST DATED APRIL 30, 2008 AS AMENDED OCTOBER 30, 2018

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-01-19T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: Taylor Grp., Inc. v. Indus. Distribs. Int’l Co., 859 F. App’x. 439, 447 (11th Cir. 2021) (quoting MAG …arbitration under equitable estoppel. See Taylor Grp., 859 F. App’x. at 447. Because equitable estoppel

James Hodge v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-11-30T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: Appellee. No. 4D2022-0859 [November 30, 2023] … timely filed motion for rehearing. 2022-0859 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

ANNE MCQUEEN v. CAROLE BASKIN

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-11-17T00:00:00-08:00

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