05 LC 18
3814
House
Bill 19
By:
Representatives Hill of the
21st,
Murphy of the
23rd,
Cooper of the
41st,
Scheid of the
22nd,
Mills of the
25th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 16-13-30.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
relating to possession of substances containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and
phenylpropanolamine, so as to provide for limitations and restrictions regarding
certain pseudoephedrine sales; to provide for conditions and requirements
applicable to such sales; to provide for exceptions; to repeal conflicting laws;
and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 16-13-30.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
possession of substances containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and
phenylpropanolamine, is amended by adding a new subsection immediately following
subsection (b), to be designated subsection (b.1), to read as
follows:
"(b.1)(1)
Products, compounds, mixtures, or preparations containing any detectable
quantity of pseudoephedrine, its salts or optical isomers, or salts of optical
isomers shall be dispensed only by a licensed pharmacist or a pharmacy
technician working under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
(2)
Any person purchasing, receiving, or otherwise acquiring any product, compound,
mixture, or preparation containing any detectable quantity of pseudoephedrine,
its salts or optical isomers, or salts of optical isomers shall produce photo
identification showing the date of birth of the person and shall sign a written
log or receipt showing the date of the transaction, name of the person, and the
amount of the product, compound, mixture, or preparation purchased, received, or
acquired. No person shall purchase, receive, or acquire more than 9 grams of
any product, compound, mixture, or preparation within any 30 day period;
provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply to any such product,
compound, mixture, or preparation dispensed pursuant to a valid
prescription.
(3)
Such transaction logs or receipts shall be maintained by the pharmacy in the
same manner and for the same period of time as for controlled
substances."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.