78R8439 JTS-D

By:  Wilson                                                       H.B. No. 3138


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the classification of ephedra as a dangerous drug. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 483.001(2), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (2) "Dangerous drug" means a device or a drug that is unsafe for self-medication and that is not included in Schedules I through V or Penalty Groups 1 through 4 of Chapter 481 (Texas Controlled Substances Act). The term includes a device or a drug that: (A) bears or is required to bear the legend: (i) [(A)] "Caution: federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription" or "Rx only" or another legend that complies with federal law; or (ii) [(B)] "Caution: federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian[.]"; or (B) contains ephedra. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.