TITLE XXX
OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

CHAPTER 318-B
CONTROLLED DRUG ACT

Ephedrine and Pseudoephedrine

Section 318-B:48

    318-B:48 Possession of Ephedrine and Pseudoephedrine; Sale. –
I. No person shall knowingly and unlawfully possess a drug product containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine with the intent to use the product as a precursor to manufacture methamphetamine or another controlled substance.
II. A drug product containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine shall not be distributed at retail to the general public unless it is maintained in a locked display case or behind the counter out of the public's reach.
III. (a) A retail establishment shall not knowingly complete a sale to a person if the drug product or combination of drug products purchased would surpass a total of more than 3.6 grams within a 24-hour period or 9 grams within a 30-day period of ephedrine base, pseudoephedrine base, or phenylpropanolamine base or their isomers. The "base" form means the fraction of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine present within a formulation containing a salt form of those respective drugs.
(b) This section shall not apply to drug products dispensed pursuant to a valid prescription.

Source. 2018, 124:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.