Any licensed pharmacist or pharmacy technician at a retail establishment may refuse to sell any pseudoephedrine product, to any person, if the licensed pharmacist or pharmacy technician has reason to believe that the product will be used in the unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine. Facts that give rise to the belief that the product will be used unlawfully, include, but are not limited to a suspicious transaction as defined in A.R.S. § 13-3401; the attempted purchase of pseudoephedrine products in excess of the amounts permitted by A.R.S. § 13-3401.01, (no more than 3 packages, not to exceed 9 grams of pseudoephedrine, without a valid prescription, unless licensed or permitted by state law); the attempt to purchase pseudoephedrine products in a series of transactions in an effort to circumvent the limitations on sales; or the attempt to purchase pseudoephedrine products in conjunction with other methamphetamine precursor products, such as red phosphorous or iodine. Any person who refuses to make a retail sale in accordance with this section is not liable to its customer or any other person for any loss or damage caused in whole or in part by the refusal to sell.
(Am. Ord. 1253, passed 1-3-2006)