(1) Upon a written finding of cause by the director that the listing of a chemical as a controlled substance precursor is necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare, the director may make an emergency listing of that chemical as a controlled substance precursor by adopting a rule pursuant to the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 58-37c-14

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Controlled substance precursor: includes a chemical reagent and means any of the following:
         (1)(a) Phenyl-2-propanone;
         (1)(b) Methylamine;
         (1)(c) Ethylamine;
         (1)(d) D-lysergic acid;
         (1)(e) Ergotamine and its salts;
         (1)(f) Diethyl malonate;
         (1)(g) Malonic acid;
         (1)(h) Ethyl malonate;
         (1)(i) Barbituric acid;
         (1)(j) Piperidine and its salts;
         (1)(k) N-acetylanthranilic acid and its salts;
         (1)(l) Pyrrolidine;
         (1)(m) Phenylacetic acid and its salts;
         (1)(n) Anthranilic acid and its salts;
         (1)(o) Morpholine;
         (1)(p) Ephedrine;
         (1)(q) Pseudoephedrine;
         (1)(r) Norpseudoephedrine;
         (1)(s) Phenylpropanolamine;
         (1)(t) Benzyl cyanide;
         (1)(u) Ergonovine and its salts;
         (1)(v) 3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone;
         (1)(w) propionic anhydride;
         (1)(x) Insosafrole;
         (1)(y) Safrole;
         (1)(z) Piperonal;
         (1)(aa) N-Methylephedrine;
         (1)(bb) N-ethylephedrine;
         (1)(cc) N-methylpseudoephedrine;
         (1)(dd) N-ethylpseudoephedrine;
         (1)(ee) Hydriotic acid;
         (1)(ff) gamma butyrolactone (GBL), including butyrolactone, 1,2 butanolide, 2-oxanolone, tetrahydro-2-furanone, dihydro-2(3H)-furanone, and tetramethylene glycol, but not including gamma aminobutric acid (GABA);
         (1)(gg) 1,4 butanediol;
         (1)(hh) any salt, isomer, or salt of an isomer of the chemicals listed in Subsections (1)(a) through (gg);
         (1)(ii) Crystal iodine;
         (1)(jj) Iodine at concentrations greater than 1. See Utah Code 58-37c-3
  • Director: means the director of the Division of Professional Licensing. See Utah Code 58-1-102
(2) Such listing shall have effect until the close of the next immediately succeeding regular session of the Legislature. In the event the Legislature adopts the chemical as a controlled precursor by amendment to this chapter, the chemical shall remain listed under emergency provisions until the effective date of the amendment.
(3) Any violation of this chapter dealing with a controlled substance precursor listed under the emergency listing provisions of this section shall constitute a violation subject only to civil or administrative penalties.