Alabama to update PSE tracking system
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The Alabama state Senate March 9 passed a bill creating an electronic tracking system for sales of products with pseudoephedrine and ephedrine, precursors for methamphetamine. The bill, which awaits the governor's signature, modernizes paper logs that require retailers to record consumers' identifying information and purchases of PSE and ephedrine. The new system will notify retailers if a customer exceeds the sales limit for the drugs. Alabama is one of several states to require electronic tracking of PSE (1"The Tan Sheet" March 15, 2010, In Brief)