Sec. 1. 22 MRSA c. 558, as amended, is further amended by repealing the chapter headnote and enacting the following in its place:

CHAPTER 558

MARIJUANA, SCHEDULED DRUGS, IMITATION

SCHEDULED DRUGS, PSEUDOEPHEDRINE AND HYPODERMIC APPARATUSES

Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §2390 is enacted to read:

§2390.__Regulation of pseudoephedrine

1.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

A.__"Pseudoephedrine product" means any compound, mixture or preparation containing any detectable quantity of pseudoephedrine, its salts or optical isomers or salts of its optical isomers.

B.__"Retailer" means a licensed pharmacy or a retail store licensed for the sale of food, tobacco or alcohol products.

C.__"Wholesale transaction" means the manufacture, sale or distribution of a pseudoephedrine product in the normal chain of commerce leading to placement of the product in the custody of a retailer authorized to sell or provide pseudoephedrine products to the public.

2.__Dispensing pseudoephedrine; civil penalty.__The following provisions apply to the dispensing of pseudoephedrine products.

A.__Except in wholesale transactions, only a retailer may sell or provide a pseudoephedrine product.

B.__A retailer may not sell or otherwise provide more than 9 grams of pseudoephedrine products to any one person in one day.

C.__A retailer may sell or provide a pseudoephedrine product only when the recipient of that product has provided a reliable means of identification and has signed a written log containing the recipient's name and street address and the quantity of each pseudoephedrine product received.__The retailer shall retain the log for at least 24 months.