C.__Except with regard to single-dose packages of not more than 60 milligrams that are kept within 30 feet and in direct line of sight of a staffed cash register or store counter, the sale of targeted methamphetamine precursors must be completed by:

(1)__A licensed pharmacist or registered pharmacy technician; or

(2)__An employee of the retailer who accepts payment for the targeted methamphetamine precursor as long as:

(a) The employee works under the direct supervision of a pharmacist in the pharmacy area of the retail store; and

(b)__A licensed pharmacist or registered pharmacy technician has given individual, express approval for the purchase.

4.__Exceptions.__The provisions of this section do not apply to a targeted methamphetamine precursor that is obtained by prescription or by sale or transfer in the regular course of lawful business to a veterinarian, physician, pharmacist, retail distributor, wholesaler, manufacturer, warehouse operator or common carrier or an agent of that person or entity.

Sec. 9. Maine Meth Watch Program. In establishing the Maine Meth Watch Program under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, chapter 556, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Substance Abuse shall use the national effort known as "Meth Watch" first begun in Kansas as a public-private partnership.

Sec. 10. Effective date. This Act takes effect November 1, 2005.