Amendment SSA2-SB78

SB78-SSA2,12,14 (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.

SB78-SSA2,12,18 (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:

SB78-SSA2,12,20 (a) The person did not knowingly or recklessly violate the condition under s. 961.23.

SB78-SSA2,12,22 (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.

SB78-SSA2,12,24 (c) The person provided training to each of those employees regarding the restrictions imposed under s. 961.23 on the delivery of pseudoephedrine products.

SB78-SSA2,13,2 (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):

SB78-SSA2,13,4 (a) The purchaser presented an identification card that contained a name or address other than the person's own.

SB78-SSA2,13,7 (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.

SB78-SSA2,13,10 (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.

SB78-SSA2,13,12 (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):

SB78-SSA2,13,14 (a) The purchaser presented an identification card that indicated that he or she was 18 years of age or older.

SB78-SSA2,13,16 (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.

SB78-SSA2,13,19 (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.

SB78-SSA2, s. 35 Section 35. 961.453 of the statutes is created to read:

SB78-SSA2,13,24 961.453 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.

SB78-SSA2,14,2 (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a person who violates par. (a) is guilty of a Class I felony.

SB78-SSA2,14,5 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.

SB78-SSA2,14,8 (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.

SB78-SSA2, s. 36 Section 36. 961.49 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB78-SSA2,14,12 961.49 (title) Distribution of or possession with Offenses involving intent to deliver or distribute a controlled substance on or near certain places.

SB78-SSA2, s. 37 Section 37. 961.49 of the statutes is renumbered 961.49 (1m).

SB78-SSA2, s. 38 Section 38. 961.49 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB78-SSA2,14,19 961.49 (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.

SB78-SSA2, s. 39 Section 39. 961.61 of the statutes is renumbered 961.003.

SB78-SSA2, s. 40 Section 40. 961.62 of the statutes is renumbered 961.005.

SB78-SSA2, s. 41 Section 41. 961.65 of the statutes is created to read:

SB78-SSA2,15,6 961.65 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.

SB78-SSA2, s. 42 Section 42. 973.017 (8) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB78-SSA2,15,12 973.017 (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.

SB78-SSA2, s. 43 Section 43. 973.017 (8) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB78-SSA2,15,18 973.017 (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.

SB78-SSA2, s. 44 Section 44. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

SB78-SSA2,15,22 (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.

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