03-15-09: ACCESSIBILITY OF PSEUDOEPHEDRINE PRODUCTS:

A retailer that offers for sale locally regulated pseudoephedrine products prepared for over the counter distribution shall ensure that all packages of the drugs are displayed and offered for sale only through vendor assisted sales where the customer has no access to the product except through the assistance of an employee of the retailer, as follows:

   (1)   All locally regulated pseudoephedrine products shall be stocked in a locked display case or behind a checkout or customer service counter where the public is not permitted; and

   (2)   All sales of locally regulated pseudoephedrine products shall be conducted through an employee of the retailer and cannot be conducted by a self-service checkout system unless the self-service checkout system contains a requirement that an employee of the retailer verify the age of the purchaser and the quantity of the purchase before the transaction can be completed. (Ord. 05-016, 10-12-2005)