Section 246-889-010. Definitions.

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

(1) "Board" means the Washington state board of pharmacy.

(2) "Electronic reporting" means detailed reporting obligations of a pharmacy, shopkeeper, or itinerant vendor to submit to the real-time methamphetamine precursor tracking system the retail purchase or attempted purchase of any nonprescription products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, or their salts or isomers, or salts of isomers.

(3) "Law enforcement" means any general or limited authority Washington peace officer or federal law enforcement officer.

(4) "Methamphetamine precursor tracking system" means the real-time electronic sales tracking system established by RCW 69.43.110 used to capture the retail purchase or attempted purchase of any nonprescription products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, or their salts or isomers, or salts of isomers.

(5) "Purchaser" means an individual who purchases or attempts to purchase a restricted product.

(6) "Restricted product" means any nonprescription product containing any detectable quantity of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine or their salts or isomers, or salts of isomers.

(7) "Retailer" means a pharmacy licensed by, or shopkeeper or itinerant vendor registered with, the department of health under chapter 18.64 RCW that sells, dispenses, or otherwise provides restricted products to purchasers.

(8) "Sale" means the transfer, selling, or otherwise furnishing of any restricted product to any person.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 69.43.165 and 18.64.005. WSR 11-19-018, § 246-889-010, filed 9/8/11, effective 10/15/11.]

RCW 69.43.165 and 18.64.005. WSR 11-19-018, § 246-889-010, filed 9/8/11, effective 10/15/11.