S. 1276 

One Hundred Tenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and eight 

An Act 

To facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems, 

and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Methamphetamine Production 

Prevention Act of 2008’’. 

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING SIGNATURE CAPTURE AND 

RETENTION FOR ELECTRONIC METHAMPHETAMINE PRECURSOR LOGBOOK SYSTEMS. 

Section 310(e)(1)(A) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 

830(e)(1)(A)) is amended by striking clauses (iv) through (vi) and 

inserting the following: 

‘‘(iv) In the case of a sale to which the requirement 

of clause (iii) applies, the seller does not sell such 

a product unless the sale is made in accordance with 

the following: 

‘‘(I) The prospective purchaser— 

‘‘(aa) presents an identification card that 

provides a photograph and is issued by a State 

or the Federal Government, or a document 

that, with respect to identification, is considered acceptable for purposes of sections 

274a.2(b)(1)(v)(A) and 274a.2(b)(1)(v)(B) of title 

8, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect 

on or after March 9, 2006); and 

‘‘(bb) signs the written logbook and enters 

in the logbook his or her name, address, and 

the date and time of the sale, or for transactions involving an electronic logbook, the 

purchaser provides a signature using one of 

the following means: 

‘‘(AA) Signing a device presented by 

the seller that captures signatures in an 

electronic format. Such device shall display the notice described in clause (v). 

Any device used shall preserve each signature in a manner that clearly links that 

signature to the other electronically-captured logbook information relating to the 

prospective purchaser providing that signature. 
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‘‘(BB) Signing a bound paper book. 

Such bound paper book shall include, for 

such purchaser, either (aaa) a printed 

sticker affixed to the bound paper book 

at the time of sale which either displays 

the name of each product sold, the 

quantity sold, the name and address of 

the purchaser, and the date and time of 

the sale, or a unique identifier which can 

be linked to that electronic information, 

or (bbb) a unique identifier which can be 

linked to that information and which is 

written into the book by the seller at the 

time of sale. The purchaser shall sign 

adjacent to the printed sticker or written 

unique identifier related to that sale. Such 

bound paper book shall display the notice 

described in clause (v). 

‘‘(CC) Signing a printed document 

that includes, for such purchaser, the 

name of each product sold, the quantity 

sold, the name and address of the purchaser, and the date and time of the sale. 

Such document shall be printed by the 

seller at the time of the sale. Such document shall contain a clearly identified signature line for a purchaser to sign. Such 

printed document shall display the notice 

described in clause (v). Each signed document shall be inserted into a binder or 

other secure means of document storage 

immediately after the purchaser signs the 

document. 

‘‘(II) The seller enters in the logbook the name 

of the product and the quantity sold. Such information may be captured through electronic means, 

including through electronic data capture through 

bar code reader or similar technology. 

‘‘(III) The logbook maintained by the seller 

includes the prospective purchaser’s name, 

address, and the date and time of the sale, as 

follows: 

‘‘(aa) If the purchaser enters the information, the seller must determine that the name 

entered in the logbook corresponds to the 

name provided on such identification and that 

the date and time entered are correct. 

‘‘(bb) If the seller enters the information, 

the prospective purchaser must verify that the 

information is correct. 

‘‘(cc) Such information may be captured 

through electronic means, including through 

electronic data capture through bar code 

reader or similar technology. 

‘‘(v) The written or electronic logbook includes, in 

accordance with criteria of the Attorney General, a 

notice to purchasers that entering false statements 
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or misrepresentations in the logbook, or supplying false 

information or identification that results in the entry 

of false statements or misrepresentations, may subject 

the purchasers to criminal penalties under section 1001 

of title 18, United States Code, which notice specifies 

the maximum fine and term of imprisonment under 

such section. 

‘‘(vi) Regardless of whether the logbook entry is 

written or electronic, the seller maintains each entry 

in the logbook for not fewer than 2 years after the 

date on which the entry is made.’’. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.