Ley sobre la adulteración de sustancias en Minnesota

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que agregar cosas peligrosas a alimentos o medicamentos es un delito. Si alguien lo hace intencionalmente y causa daño, puede ir a prisión o pagar multas grandes.

Es como cuando alguien añade veneno a una comida. Así como eso puede hacerle daño a alguien, la ley prohíbe añadir sustancias peligrosas a lo que la gente consume.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Carlos, un dueño de un restaurante, decide mezclar un químico tóxico en su salsa para hacerla más espesa. Si los clientes se enferman por eso, Carlos puede ser arrestado y enfrentar una larga pena de prisión.

Penalidades

Las penas varían desde 5 hasta 40 años de prisión y multas de hasta $100,000, dependiendo del daño causado.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

"Adulteration" is the intentional adding of any substance, which has the capacity to cause death, bodily harm or illness by ingestion, injection, inhalation or absorption, to a substance having a customary or reasonably foreseeable human use. (a) Whoever, knowing or having reason to know that the adulteration will cause or is capable of causing death, bodily harm or illness, adulterates any substance with the intent to cause death, bodily harm or illness is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3; or (b) Whoever, knowing or having reason to know that a substance has been adulterated as defined in subdivision 1, distributes, disseminates, gives, sells, or otherwise transfers an adulterated substance with the intent to cause death, bodily harm or illness is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3. Whoever violates subdivision 2 may be sentenced as follows: (1) if the adulteration causes death, to imprisonment for not more than 40 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $100,000, or both; (2) if the adulteration causes any illness, pain, or other bodily harm, to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both; (3) otherwise, to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. Criminal proceedings may be instituted under this section, notwithstanding the provisions of section29.24,31.02,31.601,34.01,151.34,340A.508, subdivision 2, or other law proscribing adulteration of substances intended for use by persons. 1983 c 8 s 1;1987 c 384 art 2 s 110;1999 c 64 s 1,2;1Sp2001 c 2 s 148 Official Publication of the State of MinnesotaRevisor of Statutes