Texas § HS.488.003 - DISTRIBUTION TO MINORS PROHIBITED
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§ HS.488.003. DISTRIBUTION TO MINORS PROHIBITED
DISTRIBUTION TO MINORS PROHIBITED; PREREQUISITE TO SALE. (a) A business establishment may not dispense, distribute, or sell dextromethorphan to a customer under 18 years of age. (b) Before dispensing, distributing, or selling dextromethorphan over the counter, a business establishment must require the customer obtaining the drug to display a driver's license or other form of identification containing the customer's photograph and indicating that the customer is 18 years of age or older, unless from the customer's outward appearance the person making the sale may reasonably presume the customer to be 27 years of age or older. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 46 (H.B. 1518 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
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Section HS.488.003 ("DISTRIBUTION TO MINORS PROHIBITED") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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