AN ACT

        ENTITLED, An Act to authorize retailers to choose whether to submit pseudoephedrine purchase records electronically or in writing.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
    Section 1. That § 34-20D-8 be amended to read as follows:
    34-20D-8. If offering for sale a product containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine as an active ingredient, a retailer shall, before making such a sale, require and make a record of the identification of the person purchasing the product containing pseudoephedrine or ephedrine. For purposes of this section, the term, identification, means a document issued by a governmental agency which contains a description of the person or a photograph of the person, or both, and gives the person's date of birth, such as a driver license, passport, or military identification card. The retailer shall maintain the record of identification, including the purchaser's name and date of birth. On August 1, 2006, and no later than the fifth day of every month thereafter, the retailer shall submit, electronically or in writing, any such records to the Office of the Attorney General. No retailer may use or maintain the record for any private or commercial purpose or disclose the record to any person, except as authorized by law. The retailer shall disclose the record, upon request, to a law enforcement agency for a law enforcement purpose.
An Act to authorize retailers to choose whether to submit pseudoephedrine purchase records electronically or in writing.

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I certify that the attached Act originated in the

SENATE as Bill No. 41

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Secretary of the Senate
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President of the Senate

Attest:

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Secretary of the Senate

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Speaker of the House

Attest:

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Chief Clerk

Senate Bill No. 41
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______  
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Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________ ,

20____ at ____________ M.


By _________________________
for the Governor
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The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________ , A.D., 20___

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Governor
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
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Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________ , 20___
at _________ o'clock __ M.

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Secretary of State

By _________________________
Asst. Secretary of State