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House approves tighter precursor rules for meth production; amendment allows sales receipts as records
Summary
The Utah House passed HB81 on Feb. 7, 2000, adopting amendments that restrict bulk access to iodine and create an affirmative defense for lawful ammonia use; retailers may keep sales receipts as the required purchasers' record. Vote: 74-0.
The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 7 approved House Bill 81, adopting amendments aimed at limiting materials used to manufacture methamphetamine and clarifying lawful uses for certain chemicals. Representative Tyler, presenting Amendment 6, said the changes were requested by law enforcement and tailored to exempt legitimate users such as livestock producers while tightening retail controls on iodine and anhydrous ammonia.
The amendment narrows an iodine restriction to exempt people “actively…
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