S 1138 General Bill, By Hayes, Lourie and Jackson
Summary: Sale of drugs
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-53-399 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF CERTAIN DRUGS TO A PERSON FOR WHOM A PURCHASE OF THOSE DRUGS HAS GENERATED A STOP-SALE ALERT ON TWO OCCASIONS DURING A THIRTY-DAY PERIOD, TO SPECIFY THAT THIS PROHIBITION RUNS FOR A SIX-MONTH PERIOD FROM THE DATE OF THE SECOND STOP-SALE OCCURRENCE, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-375, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL POSSESSION, MANUFACTURE, AND TRAFFICKING OF METHAMPHETAMINES, SO AS TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF THOSE SUBSTANCES THAT CONSTITUTES A VIOLATION; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-376, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL DISPOSAL OF METHAMPHETAMINE WASTE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION INCLUDES THE COST OF A RELATED CLEAN UP; TO AMEND SECTION 44-53-398, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE SALE OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING EPHEDRINE AND PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, SO AS TO PROVIDE A RETAILER MAY NOT SELL CERTAIN QUANTITIES OF THESE DRUGS TO AN INDIVIDUAL WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD OR IF THE PERSON HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES RELATED TO METHAMPHETAMINE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 23-3-1200, RELATING TO THE SLED STATEWIDE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE SALES AND PURCHASES OF NONPRESCRIPTION EPHEDRINE, PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, OR PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE, SO AS TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF A RETAILER.
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01/24/12	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
01/24/12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 10)