34-20D-10. Possession of product, mixture, or preparation containing ephedrine base, pseudoephedrine base, or phenylpropanolamine base restricted--Exception--Misdemeanor.

No person may possess, receive, or otherwise acquire more than nine grams of ephedrine base, pseudoephedrine base, or phenylpropanolamine base in any product, mixture, or preparation within any thirty-day period. This restriction does not apply to any quantity of product, mixture, or preparation obtained pursuant to a valid prescription drug order prescribed by a practitioner as defined in § 36-11-2 with appropriate authority.

Possession of more than nine grams of a drug product containing more than nine grams of ephedrine base, pseudoephedrine base, or phenylpropanolamine base constitutes a rebuttable presumption of the intent to use the product as a precursor to methamphetamine or another controlled substance. This rebuttable presumption does not apply to:

(1)    A retail distributor of drug products;

(2)    A wholesale drug distributor, or its agents;

(3)    A manufacturer of drug products, or its agents;

(4)    A pharmacist licensed by the Board of Pharmacy; or

(5)    A licensed health care professional possessing the drug products in the course of carrying out the profession.

Any violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 2006, ch 181, § 8.