{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34-20d-10","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34-20D-10","heading":"Possession of product, mixture, or preparation containing ephedrine base, pseudoephedrine base, or phenylpropanolamine base restricted--Exception--Misdemeanor.","body":"No person may possess, receive, or otherwise acquire more than nine grams of ephedrine base, pseudoephedrine base, or phenylpropanolamine base in any product, mixture, or preparation within any thirty-day period. This restriction does not apply to any quantity of product, mixture, or preparation obtained pursuant to a valid prescription drug order prescribed by a practitioner as defined in § 36-11-2 with appropriate authority.\nPossession of more than nine grams of a drug product containing more than nine grams of ephedrine base, pseudoephedrine base, or phenylpropanolamine base constitutes a rebuttable presumption of the intent to use the product as a precursor to methamphetamine or another controlled substance. This rebuttable presumption does not apply to:\n(1) A retail distributor of drug products;\n(2) A wholesale drug distributor, or its agents;\n(3) A manufacturer of drug products, or its agents;\n(4) A pharmacist licensed by the Board of Pharmacy; or\n(5) A licensed health care professional possessing the drug products in the course of carrying out the profession.\nAny violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 34. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 34-20D. PRODUCTS CONTAINING PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, EPHEDRINE, OR"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-20D-10","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"133422d8865d51fda51a80c82ca810537d163dd587d010d877dadb1b941eda47","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34-20d-9","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34-20d-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}