Section 3715.051 | Log of all purchases of pseudoephedrine or ephedrine products.
(A) A retailer or terminal distributor of dangerous drugs that sells, offers to sell, holds for sale, delivers, or otherwise provides a pseudoephedrine product or ephedrine product to the public shall maintain a log book of all purchases of pseudoephedrine products or ephedrine products made without a valid prescription. The log book may be maintained in a tangible format, in an electronic format, or in both formats. As part of fulfilling this requirement, the retailer or terminal distributor of dangerous drugs shall do all of the following:
(1) Require each individual who purchases a pseudoephedrine product or ephedrine product without a valid prescription to sign an entry in the log book;
(2) Determine whether the name signed in the entry in the log book corresponds with the name on a government-issued identification card;
(3) Retain the log book in a tangible format, in an electronic format, or in both formats for a minimum of one year after the date of the last purchase recorded in the log book or as required by federal law;
(4) Include in the log book in the manner described in division (D) of this section or, in the alternative, post in a conspicuous location the following statement:
"Ohio law prohibits the over-the-counter purchase of a consumer product containing a total amount of base pseudoephedrine or base ephedrine that exceeds either three and six tenths grams in a single day or nine grams within any period of thirty consecutive days. If, without a valid prescription, you purchase a consumer product containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine, you are required to sign a log book that may be accessible to law enforcement officers and provide a government-issued identification card to verify your identity. Except in limited circumstances, the purchase of more than the permissible amount of a consumer product containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine, and the purchase by any individual under eighteen years of age of a consumer product containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine, are subject to criminal prosecution or delinquency proceedings in accordance with Ohio law. Also, the provision of false information concerning an individual's name, age, or other identification for the purpose of acquiring a consumer product containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine is subject to criminal prosecution or delinquency proceedings in accordance with Ohio law."
(B) Each individual who purchases a pseudoephedrine product or ephedrine product without a valid prescription shall do both of the following:
(1) Sign and print the purchaser's name in the log book;
(2) Present a government-issued identification card to the retailer or terminal distributor of dangerous drugs to verify the purchaser's identity.
(C) Information contained in the log book may not be used or disclosed except in the following circumstances:
(1) In response to a court order or subpoena;
(2) In response to a request from a law enforcement official to be used for law enforcement purposes;
(3) For purposes of complying with requirements in section 3715.052 of the Revised Code regarding the submission of information to the national precursor log exchange.
(D) If a retailer or terminal distributor of dangerous drugs chooses to include the statement set forth in division (A)(4) of this section in the log book, the statement shall be set forth in the following manner:
(1) If the log book is maintained in an electronic format, the statement shall be set forth in such a manner that it is presented on the viewing screen to each purchaser who is signing an entry in the log book before the purchaser may sign the entry.
(2) If the log book is maintained in a tangible format, the statement shall be set forth on the cover of the log book and on each page of the log book.
Available Versions of this Section
- March 20, 2013 – House Bill 334 - 129th General Assembly [ View March 20, 2013 Version ]