For the purposes of § 34-20B-19, the term, ephedrine includes ephedra, herbs and herbal products that contain ephedrine alkaloids, including ma huang, Chinese ephedra, ephedra sinica, ephedra herb powder, epitonin, or any extract of those substances, but the term does not include any drug that contains ephedrine and is lawfully sold, transferred, or furnished over the counter with or without a prescription pursuant to § 34-20B-21.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 34-20B-19.1

  • drug: means :

    (1) Articles recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them, unless the department shall determine that any such article is inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter or are not appropriate to conditions which exist in this state, and by regulation specifically excludes any such article. See South Dakota Codified Laws 34-20B-2

Source: SL 2004, ch 231, § 1.