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Ordinance No. 2903-06 An Ordinance relating to Restrictions on Precursor Drugs, Amending Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2541-01, as amended by Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2788-04 (EMC 10.39.010). Whereas, the state legislature has found that communities all over Washington have experienced an increase in the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine, which creates a significant threat to the health and safety of the public; and Whereas, state and city criminal provisions currently restrict the sale, transfer, purchase and possession of the drugs ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine, which are known as "precursor drugs" and are used in the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine; and Whereas, in an effort to address the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine the 2005 state legislature lowered the number of packages of products containing precursor drugs that can be sold in a single transaction from three packages to two packages; and Whereas, the state law amendment took effect January 1, 2006; and Whereas, the Everett City Council deems it appropriate for the City Criminal Code to be consistent with state law in this area; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2541-01, as amended by Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2788-04 (EMC 10.39.010), which reads as follows: Unlawful sale or purchase of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine. A. It is unlawful for a pharmacy licensed by, or shopkeeper or itinerant vendor registered with the Department of Health under Chapter 18.64 RCW, or an employee thereof, or a practitioner as defined in RCW 18.64.011 knowingly to sell, transfer, or to otherwise furnish, in a single transaction: 1. More than three packages of one or more products that he or she knows to contain ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers; or 2. A single package of any product that he or she knows to contain more than three grams of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers, or a combination of any of these substances. B. It is unlawful for a person who is not a manufacturer, wholesaler, pharmacy, practitioner, shopkeeper, or itinerant vendor licensed by or registered with the