(a) It is an offense to knowingly possess xylazine.

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class C felony3 to 15 yearsup to $10,000
class A misdemeanorup to 11 monthsup to $2,500
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 39-17-456

  • Manufacture: means the production, preparation, propagation, compounding, conversion or processing of a controlled substance, either directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of natural origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, and includes any packaging or repackaging of the substance or labeling or relabeling of its container, except that "manufacture" does not include the preparation or compounding of a controlled substance by an individual for the individual's own use or the preparation, compounding, packaging, or labeling of a controlled substance by:
    (A) A practitioner as an incident to administering or dispensing a controlled substance in the course of professional practice. See Tennessee Code 39-17-402
(b) It is an offense to knowingly manufacture, deliver, or sell xylazine.
(c) It is an offense to knowingly possess xylazine with intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell xylazine.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) – (c):

(1) It is not an offense to possess, manufacture, deliver, or sell xylazine in the course of legitimate veterinary practice; and
(2) It is not an offense to possess xylazine pursuant to a valid prescription from a licensed veterinarian;
(e) As used in this section, “xylazine” means xylazine and any salt, sulfate, isomer, homologue, analog, or other preparation of xylazine, and any salt, sulfate, isomer, compound, derivative, precursor, homologue, analog, or other preparation thereof that is substantially chemically equivalent or identical to xylazine.
(f) A violation of subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor; and
(g) A violation of subsection (b) or (c) is a Class C felony.