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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN:
<br /> Section 1: Ordinance No. 1145-85 (Title 10 EMC) is amended by the addition of the
<br /> following section:
<br /> Unlawful Sale or Purchase of Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine or Phenylpropanolamine.
<br /> A. It is unlawful for a pharmacy licensed by, or shopkeeper or itinerant vendor registered
<br /> with, the department of health under chapter 18.64 RCW, or an employee thereof,
<br /> knowingly to sell, transfer, or to otherwise furnish, in a single transaction:
<br /> 1. More than three packages of one or more products that he or she knows to contain
<br /> ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, their salts, isomers, or salts
<br /> of isomers; or
<br /> 2. A single package of any product that he or she knows to contain more than three
<br /> grams of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, their salts,
<br /> isomers, or salts of isomers, or a combination of any of these substances.
<br /> B. It is unlawful for a person who is not a manufacturer, wholesaler,pharmacy,
<br /> practitioner, shopkeeper, or itinerant vendor licensed by or registered with the department
<br /> of health under chapter 18.64 RCW to purchase or acquire, in any twenty-four hour
<br /> period, more than the quantities of the substances specified in subsection(A) of this
<br /> section.
<br /> C. A violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor.
<br /> Section 2: Ordinance No. 1145-85 (Title 10 EMC) is amended by the addition of the
<br /> following section:
<br /> Unlawful Possession of Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, or Phenylpropanolamine.
<br /> A. Any person who possesses more than fifteen grams of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or
<br /> phenylpropanolamine, their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers, or a combination of any of
<br /> those substances, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
<br /> B. This section does not apply to any of the following:
<br /> 1. A pharmacist or other authorized person who sells or furnishes ephedrine,
<br /> pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers
<br /> upon the prescription of a practitioner, as defined in RCW 69.41.010;
<br /> 2. A practitioner who administers or furnishes ephedrine,pseudoephedrine, or
<br /> phenylpropanolamine, their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers to his or her
<br /> patients;
<br /> 3. A pharmacy, manufacturer, or wholesaler licensed by, or shopkeeper or itinerant
<br /> vendor registered with, the department of health under chapter 18.64 RCW;
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