3220 – Findings.
§ 3220. Findings. The legislature finds that new techniques of genetic manipulation which allow researchers to accomplish exchanges of genetic material between unlike organisms offer great potential for expanding human knowledge of genetics but also may present significant risks to public health, to the environment and to the health of research workers. These experiments are […]
3221 – Definitions.
§ 3221. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. “DNA” means deoxyribonucleic acid. 2. “Recombinant DNA” means DNA molecules which; (a) have been formed by joining together DNA segments in a cell-free system and which have the capacity to enter a cell and to replicate in such cell either autonomously or after they have become […]
3222 – Certification.
§ 3222. Certification. 1. One hundred eighty days after the effective date of this article, no individual shall engage in a recombinant DNA activity unless such individual has been issued a certificate by the commissioner or such individual is affiliated with and is acting under the direction of and in a facility controlled by a […]
3223 – Enforcement.
§ 3223. Enforcement. 1. The commissioner may conduct scheduled or unscheduled inspections of facilities where certified activities are being conducted. 2. The commissioner may suspend a certificate on the ground that the holder unreasonably refused to admit a department inspector to the premises where a recombinant DNA activity was taking place, or for any other […]