Section 216-D. Consumer product protection

1.  The  superintendent,  in
  consultation with the commissioner of the division of  criminal  justice
  services,  shall  establish  a  program  to  investigate  actual  and/or
  suspected cases of consumer product tampering, as  defined  in  sections
  145.35,  145.40  and  145.45 of the penal law, within this state and may
  assign such employees, as deemed necessary for the proper  operation  of
  such program.
    2. Such program shall provide that the state police may, upon request,
  act  as the coordinating agency responding to cases of suspected product
  tampering. The superintendent in conjunction with  the  commissioner  of
  the  division  of  criminal  justice  services,  shall,  by  regulation,
  establish uniform procedures that may be used by other agencies involved
  in such cases.
    3. The superintendent, in conjunction with  the  commissioner  of  the
  division  of  criminal justice services, and with the cooperation of the
  department of health, the department of  agriculture  and  markets,  and
  other  pertinent  agencies,  shall  promulgate such additional rules and
  regulations which in his/her discretion are necessary for the  efficient
  operation  of  this section. These regulations should include but not be
  limited to the following:
    a. the establishment of uniform procedures to be used whenever  a  law
  enforcement  or  regulatory agency or other agency becomes involved in a
  consumer product tampering incident. Such regulations shall require that
  the state police provide  direct  investigative  assistance  or  support
  services to any law enforcement or regulatory agency upon request;
    b.  the  establishment of a computerized central data base, located at
  division headquarters, which will function as an information  management
  and  retrieval  system for matters involving consumer product tampering.
  Notification of  all  consumer  product  tampering  cases  made  to  law
  enforcement,  regulatory agencies or other agencies shall be reported to
  the central data base within five hours of such notification;
    c. authorization, upon request, to use the scientific crime  detection
  laboratory  to analyze evidence in connection with state police cases or
  cases that originate with other law enforcement, regulatory agencies  or
  other agencies; and
    d.  establishment  of  a  twenty-four  hour consumer product tampering
  phone line, to be set  up  at  Headquarters'  communication  section  in
  Albany.
    4.  The  superintendent,  in cooperation with the division of criminal
  justice services, shall make recommendations  to  the  municipal  police
  training  council for the establishment of a formalized consumer product
  tampering training program for all law enforcement personnel.