No person who is described by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-250(1), (2), (5), or (6) shall sell or offer to sell any product that meets any of the following criteria:

(1) The product contains pseudoephedrine as the sole active ingredient or in combination with other active ingredients.

Attorney's Note

Under the N.C. Gen. Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class I felonybetween 3 and 12 months
Class A1 misdemeanorup to 150 days
Class 1 misdemeanorup to 120 days
For details, see § 15A-1340.17 and § 15A-1340.23

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 66-254.1

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(2) The product is a drug as defined by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-121(6).

Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor for the first offense, a Class A1 misdemeanor for a second offense, and a Class I felony for a third or subsequent offense. (2005-434, s. 5.)