MI SB0756

Retailers selling nonprescription products containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine must electronically submit sales information to the National Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEx) administered by the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators at no cost.

Retailers are prohibited from selling ephedrine or pseudoephedrine products to individuals under 18 years of age, with daily limits of 3.6 grams per individual and 30-day limits of 9 grams per individual.

The NPLEx system must generate stop sale alerts preventing sales to individuals with methamphetamine-related convictions or when quantity limits would be exceeded, with an override function available to dispensers who fear imminent bodily harm.

Violations of sales restrictions are civil infractions punishable by fines up to $500 per violation, while violations of electronic submission requirements are misdemeanors punishable by fines up to $500.

Effective January 1, 2015, contingent upon enactment of Senate Bill 535; exemptions apply to pediatric products, certain liquid formulations, DEA-approved inconvertible products, and prescription medications.