(a) The product is a pseudoephedrine liquid or a liquid-filled pseudoephedrine gelcap. This paragraph does not apply if the controlled substances board has determined, by rule, that the product can be readily used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
(b) The controlled substances board has determined, by rule, that the product cannot be readily used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
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20. 961.01 (20e) of the statutes is created to read:
961.01 (20e) "Pseudoephedrine liquid" means a product that is intended to be sold at retail, that is a liquid at room temperature, and that contains pseudoephedrine or any of its salts, isomers, or salts of isomers.
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21. 961.11 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
961.11 (6) (a) The controlled substances board shall not have authority to control a nonnarcotic substance if the substance may, under the federal food, drug and cosmetic act and the laws of this state, be lawfully sold over the counter without a prescription. This paragraph does not apply to the promulgation of rules by the controlled substances board under s. 961.01 (20c).
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22. 961.22 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
961.22 (2m) Pseudoephedrine. Any pseudoephedrine product.
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23. 961.22 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
961.22 (3) (title) Stimulants Other stimulants.
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24. 961.23 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
961.23 (1) That they They may be dispensed and sold only in good faith as a medicine, and not for the purpose of evading this chapter.
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25. 961.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
961.23 (2) That they They may be sold at retail only by a registered pharmacist or, if the substance is a pseudoephedrine product, by a person who is working under the direction of a registered pharmacist when sold in a retail establishment.
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26. 961.23 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
961.23 (3) That, when When sold in a retail establishment, they shall bear the name and address of the establishment on the immediate container of said preparation.
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27. 961.23 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
961.23 (4) That any Any person purchasing such a substance shall, at the time of purchase, present to the seller that person's correct name and, address, and, if the person is purchasing a pseudoephedrine product, an identification card containing the person's photograph. The seller shall record the name and address and the name and quantity of the product sold. The purchaser and either the seller or, if the substance is a pseudoephedrine product and is being sold by a person who is not a registered pharmacist, the pharmacist supervising the seller shall sign the record of this transaction. The giving of a false name or false address by the purchaser shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of s. 961.43 (1) (a).
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28. 961.23 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
961.23 (5) That no No person may purchase more than 8 ounces of a product containing opium or more than 4 ounces of a product containing any other schedule V substance within a 48-hour period without the authorization of a physician, dentist, or veterinarian nor. This subsection does not apply to a pseudoephedrine product unless it contains another schedule V substance.
(7) No person other than a physician, dentist, veterinarian, or pharmacist may possess more than 8 ounces of a product containing opium or more than 4 ounces of a product containing any other schedule V substance be in the possession of any person other than a physician, dentist, veterinarian or pharmacist at any time without the authorization of a physician, dentist, or veterinarian. This subsection does not apply to a pseudoephedrine product unless it contains another schedule V substance.
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29. 961.23 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
961.23 (6) No person other than a physician, dentist, veterinarian, or pharmacist may purchase more than 7.5 grams of a pseudoephedrine product within a 30-day period without the authorization of a physician, dentist, or veterinarian.
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30. 961.23 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
961.23 (8) No person may sell a pseudoephedrine product to a person under 18 years of age, and no person under 18 years of age may purchase a pseudoephedrine product.
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31. 961.235 of the statutes is created to read:
961.235 Records relating to sales of pseudoephedrine products. Records required under s. 961.23 (4) with respect to the sale of a pseudoephedrine product may be kept in either a paper or electronic format and shall be maintained by the pharmacy for at least 2 years. Only a pharmacist or a law enforcement officer may have access to information recorded under s. 961.23 (4) with respect to the sale of a pseudoephedrine product.
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32. 961.41 (3j) of the statutes is created to read:
961.41 (3j) Purchases of pseudoephedrine products. Whoever purchases more than 7.5 grams of a pseudoephedrine product within a 30-day period, other than by purchasing the product in person from a pharmacy or pharmacist, is guilty of a Class I felony. This subsection does not apply to a purchase by a physician, dentist, veterinarian, or pharmacist or a purchase that is authorized by a physician, dentist, or veterinarian.
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33. 961.437 of the statutes is renumbered 961.67.
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34. 961.452 of the statutes is created to read:
961.452 Defenses in certain schedule V prosecutions. (1) A person who proves all of the following by a preponderance of the evidence has a defense to prosecution under s. 961.41 (1) (j) that is based on the person's violation of a condition specified in s. 961.23 with respect to the person's distribution or delivery of a pseudoephedrine product:
(a) The person did not knowingly or recklessly violate the condition under s. 961.23.
(b) The person reported his or her own violation of the condition under s. 961.23 to a law enforcement officer in the county or municipality in which the violation occurred within 30 days after the violation.
(2) A seller who proves all of the following by a preponderance of the evidence has a defense to prosecution under s. 961.41 (1) (j) that is based on the person's violation of a condition specified in s. 961.23 with respect to the person's distribution or delivery of a pseudoephedrine product:
(a) The person did not knowingly or recklessly violate the condition under s. 961.23.
(b) The acts or omissions constituting the violation of the condition under s. 961.23 were the acts or omissions of one or more of the person's employees.
(c) The person provided training to each of those employees regarding the restrictions imposed under s. 961.23 on the delivery of pseudoephedrine products.
(3) A person who proves all of the following by a preponderance of the evidence has a defense to prosecution under s. 961.41 (1) (j) for a violation of s. 961.23 (6):
(a) The purchaser presented an identification card that contained a name or address other than the person's own.
(b) The appearance of the purchaser was such that an ordinary and prudent person would believe that the purchaser was the person depicted in the photograph contained in that identification card.
(c) The sale was made in good faith, in reasonable reliance on the identification card and appearance of the purchaser, and with the belief that the name and address of the purchaser were as listed on the identification card.
(4) A person who proves all of the following by a preponderance of the evidence has a defense to prosecution under s. 961.41 (1) (j) for a violation of s. 961.23 (8):
(a) The purchaser presented an identification card that indicated that he or she was 18 years of age or older.
(b) The appearance of the purchaser was such that an ordinary and prudent person would believe that the purchaser was 18 years of age or older.
(c) The sale was made in good faith, in reasonable reliance on the identification card and appearance of the purchaser, and with the belief that the purchaser was 18 years of age or older.
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35. 961.453 of the statutes is created to read:
961.453 Purchases of pseudoephedrine products on behalf of another person. (1) (a) No person may, with the intent to acquire more than 7.5 grams of a pseudoephedrine product within a 30-day period, knowingly solicit, hire, direct, employ, or use another to purchase a pseudoephedrine product on his or her behalf.
(b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a person who violates par. (a) is guilty of a Class I felony.
2. If the person who is solicited, hired, directed, employed, or used to purchase the pseudoephedrine product is an individual who is less than 18 years of age, the actor is guilty of a Class H felony.
(2) No person may purchase a pseudoephedrine product on behalf of another with the intent to facilitate another person's manufacture of methamphetamine. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a Class I felony.
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36. 961.49 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
961.49 (title) Distribution of or possession with Offenses involving intent to deliver or distribute a controlled substance on or near certain places.
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37. 961.49 of the statutes is renumbered 961.49 (1m).
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38. 961.49 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
961.49 (2m) If any person violates s. 961.65 and, during the violation, the person intends to deliver or distribute methamphetamine or a controlled substance analog of methamphetamine under any of the circumstances listed under sub. (1m) (a), (b), (c), or (d), the maximum term of imprisonment for that crime is increased by 5 years.
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39. 961.61 of the statutes is renumbered 961.003.
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40. 961.62 of the statutes is renumbered 961.005.
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41. 961.65 of the statutes is created to read:
961.65 Possessing materials for manufacturing methamphetamine. Except as authorized by this chapter, any person who possesses an ephedrine or pseudoephedrine product, red phosphorus, lithium metal, sodium metal, iodine, anhydrous ammonia, or pressurized ammonia with intent to manufacture methamphetamine is guilty of a Class H felony. Possession of more than 9 grams of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, other than pseudoephedrine contained in a product to which s. 961.01 (20c) (a) or (b) applies, creates a rebuttable presumption of intent to manufacture methamphetamine. In this section, "ephedrine" and "pseudoephedrine" include any of their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers.
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42. 973.017 (8) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
973.017 (8) (a) 3. When making a sentencing decision concerning a person convicted of violating s. 961.65, the court shall consider as an aggravating factor the fact that the person intended to deliver or distribute methamphetamine or a controlled substance analog of methamphetamine to a prisoner within the precincts of any prison, jail, or house of correction.
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43. 973.017 (8) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
973.017 (8) (c) When making a sentencing decision concerning a person convicted of violating s. 961.65, the court shall consider as an aggravating factor the fact that the person intended to deliver or distribute methamphetamine or a controlled substance analog of methamphetamine and that the person knowingly used a public transit vehicle during the violation.
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44.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:
(1) The treatment of sections 961.22 (2m) and 961.23 (1) to (8) of the statutes takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication.
