{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-486.0142","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 486.0142","heading":"TEMPORARY EXEMPTION.","body":"(a) On application by a business establishment that operates a pharmacy and engages in over-the-counter sales of products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine as authorized by Section 486.011, the Texas State Board of Pharmacy may grant that business establishment a temporary exemption, not to exceed 180 days, from the requirement of using a real-time electronic logging system under this chapter.\n(b) On application by a business establishment that engages in over-the-counter sales of products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine, the department may grant that business establishment a temporary exemption, not to exceed 180 days, from the requirement of using a real-time electronic logging system under this chapter.\n(c) A business establishment granted a temporary exemption under this section must keep records of sales in the same manner required under Section 486.0143 for a business establishment that experiences a mechanical or electronic failure of the real-time electronic logging system.\n(d) An exemption granted under this section does not relieve a business establishment of any duty under this chapter other than the duty to use a real-time electronic logging system.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (H.B. 1137), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1254, eff. April 2, 2015.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065), Sec. 4.002, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE C. SUBSTANCE ABUSE REGULATION AND CRIMES","CHAPTER 486. OVER-THE-COUNTER SALES OF EPHEDRINE, PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, AND NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE","SUBCHAPTER B. OVER-THE-COUNTER SALES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.486.htm#486.0142","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"9348a7ef4f4e36127516bc3271ff97bd225b3aaa18cd2095f94414e3cf9437a1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-486.0141","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-486.0143"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}