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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 30. Retail distributors; general requirements.
(a) No retail distributor shall distribute any convenience package except in accordance with this Section and Section 35 of this Act.
(b) The convenience packages must be displayed behind store counters or in locked cases, so that customers are not able to reach the product without the assistance of a store employee or agent.
(c) The retailer distributor shall ensure that any person purchasing, receiving, or otherwise acquiring the targeted methamphetamine precursor complies with subsection (a) of Section 20 of this Act.
(d) The retail distributor shall verify that:
(1) The person purchasing, receiving, or otherwise acquiring the targeted methamphetamine precursor is 18 years of age or older and resembles the photograph of the person on the government-issued identification presented by the person; and
(2) The name entered into the log referred to in subsection (a) of Section 20 of this Act corresponds to the name on the government-issued identification presented by the person.
(e) The logs referred to in subsection (a) of Section 20 of this Act shall be kept confidential, maintained for not less than 2 years, and made available for inspection and copying by any law enforcement officer upon request of that officer. These logs may be kept in an electronic format if they include all the information specified in subsection (a) of Section 20 of this Act in a form that is readily retrievable.
(f) No retail distributor shall knowingly distribute any targeted methamphetamine precursor to any person under 18 years of age.
(g) No retail distributor shall knowingly distribute to a single person in any 24-hour period more than one convenience package.
(h) No retail distributor shall knowingly distribute to a single person in any 30-day period products containing more than a total of 7,500 milligrams of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, their salts or optical isomers, or salts of optical isomers.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 720. Criminal Offenses § 648/30. Retail distributors; general requirements - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-720-criminal-offenses/il-st-sect-720-648-30/
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