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N.J.S.A. 2C:35-25 — Sale restrictions for ephedrine products; disorderly persons offense

Current through P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22

Part of Chapter 35, New Jersey Statutes.

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Full text of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-25

Statutory text current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22. This publication reproduces the official text of the New Jersey Statutes from the statute files published by the New Jersey Legislature; it is not the official statutes of the State of New Jersey.

N.J.S.A. 2C:35-25Primary source, current through the P.L.2025, c.346, and J.R.22
1. a. Except as provided in subsection d. of this section, no person shall sell, offer for sale or purchase in any single retail transaction more than: (1) three packages, or any number of packages that contain a total of nine grams, of any drug containing a sole active ingredient of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, or any of their salts, optical isomers or salts of optical isomers, or (2) three packages of any combination drug containing, as one of its active ingredients, ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, or any of their salts, optical isomers or salts of optical isomers, or any number of packages of such combination drug that contain a total of nine grams of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, or any of their salts, optical isomers or salts of optical isomers. b. As used in this section, "drug" has the meaning as defined in R.S.24:1-1. c. A violation of this section is a disorderly persons offense. d. This act shall not apply to a drug lawfully prescribed or administered by a licensed physician, veterinarian or dentist. L.2005,c.207,s.1.

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Is sale restrictions for ephedrine products; disorderly persons offense a crime in New Jersey?

Sale restrictions for ephedrine products; disorderly persons offense is a disorderly persons offense in New Jersey, which is not a crime under the New Jersey Constitution (N.J.S.A. 2C:1-4) — it carries no criminal record and is heard in municipal court. Governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:35-25.

Which New Jersey statute covers sale restrictions for ephedrine products; disorderly persons offense?

Sale restrictions for ephedrine products; disorderly persons offense is governed by N.J.S.A. 2C:35-25 (Sale restrictions for ephedrine products; disorderly persons offense).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.