S.D. Codified Laws § 34-20D-10

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 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.

SDCL 34-20D-10

SL 2006, ch 181, §8.