TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES
DIVISION 2: HEALTH
§ 2798
§ 2798. Where Accused had Adulterating Substances. Where a person is prosecuted under this article for having manufactured an adulterated food, afok or bweesch, or drug for sale, and it is established that the person had in his or her possession or on his or her premises any substance the addition of which to that food, afok or bweesch, or drug has been declared by regulation to cause the adulteration of the food, afok or bweesch, or drug, the onus of proving that the food, afok or bweesch, or drug was not adulterated by the addition of that substance lies on the accused. Source: PL 11-40, § 2 (§ 528), modified; amended by PL 23-32, § 10 (Jan. 10, 2025). Commission Comment: In codifying PL 23-32, the Commission removed drafting marks in accordance with 1 CMC § 3806(g).