New York Laws
Article 220 - Controlled Substances Offenses
220.00 - Controlled Substances; Definitions.

(a) "Precursor" means ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or any salt, isomer
or salt of an isomer of such substances.
(b) "Chemical reagent" means a chemical reagent that can be used in
the manufacture, production or preparation of methamphetamine.
(c) "Solvent" means a solvent that can be used in the manufacture,
production or preparation of methamphetamine.
(d) "Laboratory equipment" means any items, components or materials
that can be used in the manufacture, preparation or production of
methamphetamine.
(e) "Hazardous or dangerous material" means any substance, or
combination of substances, that results from or is used in the
manufacture, preparation or production of methamphetamine which, because
of its quantity, concentration, or physical or chemical characteristics,

poses a substantial risk to human health or safety, or a substantial
danger to the environment.
17. "School bus" means every motor vehicle owned by a public or
governmental agency or private school and operated for the
transportation of pupils, teachers and other persons acting in a
supervisory capacity, to or from school or school activities or
privately owned and operated for compensation for the transportation of
pupils, children of pupils, teachers and other persons acting in a
supervisory capacity to or from school or school activities.
18. "Controlled substance organization" means four or more persons
sharing a common purpose to engage in conduct that constitutes or
advances the commission of a felony under this article.
19. "Director" means a person who is the principal administrator,
organizer, or leader of a controlled substance organization or one of
several principal administrators, organizers, or leaders of a controlled
substance organization.
20. "Profiteer" means a person who: (a) is a director of a controlled
substance organization; (b) is a member of a controlled substance
organization and has managerial responsibility over one or more other
members of that organization; or (c) arranges, devises or plans one or
more transactions constituting a felony under this article so as to
obtain profits or expected profits. A person is not a profiteer if he or
she is acting only as an employee; or if he or she is acting as an
accommodation to a friend or relative; or if he or she is acting only
under the direction and control of others and exercises no substantial,
independent role in arranging or directing the transactions in question.