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58-37c-20 - Possession of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine -- Penalties.
58-37c-20. Possession of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine --Penalties.
(1) Any person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor:
(a) who is not licensed to engage in regulated transactions and is not excepted fromlicensure; and
(b) who, under circumstances not amounting to a violation of Subsection58-37c-3(12)(k) or Subsection 58-37d-4(1)(a), possesses more than 9 grams of ephedrine,pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers, or acombination of any of these substances.
(2) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under Subsection (1) that the person inpossession of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, or a combination of these twosubstances:
(a) (i) is a physician, pharmacist, retail distributor, wholesaler, manufacturer,warehouseman, or common carrier, or an agent of any of these persons; and
(ii) possesses the substances in the regular course of lawful business activities; or
(b) possesses the substance pursuant to a valid prescription as defined in Section58-37-2.
(3) (a) The defendant shall provide written notice of intent to claim an affirmativedefense under this section as soon as practicable, but not later than 10 days prior to trial. Thecourt may waive the notice requirement in the interest of justice for good cause shown, if theprosecutor is not unfairly prejudiced by the lack of timely notice.
(b) The notice shall include the specifics of the asserted defense.
(c) The defendant shall establish the affirmative defense by a preponderance of theevidence. If the defense is established, it is a complete defense to the charges.
(4) This section does not apply to dietary supplements, herbs, or other natural products,including concentrates or extracts, which:
(a) are not otherwise prohibited by law; and
(b) may contain naturally occurring ephedrine, ephedrine alkaloids, or pseudoephedrine,or their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers, or a combination of these substances, that:
(i) are contained in a matrix of organic material; and
(ii) do not exceed 15% of the total weight of the natural product.
(1) Any person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor:
(a) who is not licensed to engage in regulated transactions and is not excepted fromlicensure; and
(b) who, under circumstances not amounting to a violation of Subsection58-37c-3(12)(k) or Subsection 58-37d-4(1)(a), possesses more than 9 grams of ephedrine,pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers, or acombination of any of these substances.
(2) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under Subsection (1) that the person inpossession of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, or a combination of these twosubstances:
(a) (i) is a physician, pharmacist, retail distributor, wholesaler, manufacturer,warehouseman, or common carrier, or an agent of any of these persons; and
(ii) possesses the substances in the regular course of lawful business activities; or
(b) possesses the substance pursuant to a valid prescription as defined in Section58-37-2.
(3) (a) The defendant shall provide written notice of intent to claim an affirmativedefense under this section as soon as practicable, but not later than 10 days prior to trial. Thecourt may waive the notice requirement in the interest of justice for good cause shown, if theprosecutor is not unfairly prejudiced by the lack of timely notice.
(b) The notice shall include the specifics of the asserted defense.
(c) The defendant shall establish the affirmative defense by a preponderance of theevidence. If the defense is established, it is a complete defense to the charges.
(4) This section does not apply to dietary supplements, herbs, or other natural products,including concentrates or extracts, which:
(a) are not otherwise prohibited by law; and
(b) may contain naturally occurring ephedrine, ephedrine alkaloids, or pseudoephedrine,or their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers, or a combination of these substances, that:
(i) are contained in a matrix of organic material; and
(ii) do not exceed 15% of the total weight of the natural product.
Amended by Chapter 358, 2007 General Session
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