Wisconsin Code § 961.23

Dispensing of schedule V substances
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The dispensing of schedule V substances is subject to the following
conditions:
(1) They may be dispensed and sold only in good faith as a
medicine and not for the purpose of evading this chapter.
(2) They may be sold at retail only by a pharmacist or, if the
substance is a pseudoephedrine product, by a person who is working under the direction of a pharmacist when sold in a retail establishment. This subsection does not apply to a substance governed by s. 961.38 (4) (b).
(3) When sold in a retail establishment, they shall bear the
name and address of the establishment on the immediate container of said preparation.
(4) (a) Any person purchasing such a substance that is not a
pseudoephedrine product shall, at the time of purchase, present to
the seller that person’s correct name and address. The seller shall
record the name and address and the name and quantity of the
product sold. The purchaser and the seller shall sign the record of
the transaction. The giving of a false name or false address by the
purchaser shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of s. 961.43
(1) (a).
(b) Any person purchasing such a substance that is a pseu-

doephedrine product shall, at the time of purchase, present to the
seller that person’s correct name, address, and an identification
card containing the person’s photograph. The seller shall record
the name, date of birth, and address of the purchaser; the name
and quantity measured in grams of pseudoephedrine contained in
the product purchased; the date and time purchased; the purchaser identification type and number, such as driver’s license
state and number; and the name of the seller or, if the pseudoephedrine product is being sold by a person who is not a pharmacist, the name of the pharmacist supervising the seller. The
purchaser shall sign the record of the transaction. The giving of a
false name or false address by the purchaser shall be prima facie
evidence of a violation of s. 961.43 (1) (a).
(5) No person may purchase more than 227 grams of a product containing opium or more than 113 grams of a product containing any other schedule V substance within a 48-hour period
without the authorization of a physician, dentist, or veterinarian.
This subsection does not apply to a pseudoephedrine product unless it contains another schedule V substance.
(6) No person other than a physician, dentist, veterinarian, or
pharmacist may purchase more than 7.5 grams of pseudoephedrine contained in a pseudoephedrine product within a
30-day period without the authorization of a physician, dentist, or
veterinarian.
(7) No person other than a physician, dentist, veterinarian, or
pharmacist may possess more than 227 grams of a product containing opium or more than 113 grams of a product containing
any other schedule V substance at any time without the authorization of a physician, dentist, or veterinarian. This subsection
does not apply to a pseudoephedrine product unless it contains
another schedule V substance.
(8) No person may sell a pseudoephedrine product to a person
under 18 years of age, and no person under 18 years of age may
purchase a pseudoephedrine product.

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