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| 3 | 3 | | HB 237 2025 |
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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to fees for the recordkeeping system 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | for ephedrine and related compounds; amending s. 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | 893.1495, F.S.; requiring manufacturers of ephedrine 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | or related compounds to pay a fee to operate the 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | electronic recordkeeping system; providing for 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | establishment of a fee schedule; providing penalties; 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | providing an effective date. 8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (10) and subsection 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (11) of section 893.1495, Florida Statutes, are amended, and 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | paragraph (d) is added to subsection (5) of that section, to 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | read: 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | 893.1495 Retail sale of ephedrine and related compounds. — 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (5) 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (d)1. Beginning on July 1, 2025, each manufacturer of 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | ephedrine or related compounds sold in the state must, on a 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | monthly basis, pay a fee to the administrator of the electronic 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | recordkeeping system app roved by the Department of Law 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Enforcement under paragraph (b). The fee shall be used to 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | support the operation of the system. 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2. The administrator shall set the fee level required for 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | each manufacturer under subparagraph 1. 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | 3. At the request of the Dep artment of Law Enforcement, 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | each manufacturer shall provide written documentation 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | demonstrating that it has paid the fees required under 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | subparagraph 1. 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | (10) This section does not apply to: 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | (a) Licensed manufacturers manufacturing and lawfully 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | distributing products in the channels of commerce , except 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | manufacturers subject to the fee requirements in paragraph 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | (5)(d). 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | (11) Any individual who violates subsection (2), 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | subsection (3), or subsection (4), or paragraph (5)(d) commits: 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | (a) For a first offens e, a misdemeanor of the second 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083. 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | (b) For a second offense, a misdemeanor of the first 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | (c) For a third or subsequent offense, a felony of the 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | or s. 775.084. 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 44 |
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