# Federal — retail transactions, behind-the-counter placement — Pseudoephedrine purchase limits: federal gram limits and stricter state rules

For Federal, jurisdiction is Federal — retail transactions, behind-the-counter placement; prescription or other restriction is The regulated seller must place the product so that customers do not have direct access to the product before the sale is made; statute or regulation citation is 21 CFR 1314.25(b), recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Jurisdiction:** Federal — retail transactions, behind-the-counter placement _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Prescription or other restriction:** The regulated seller must place the product so that customers do not have direct access to the product before the sale is made _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute or regulation citation:** 21 CFR 1314.25(b) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> The regulated seller must place the product so that customers do not have direct access to the product before the sale is made (in this paragraph referred to as “behind-the-counter” placement). For purposes of this paragraph, a behind-the-counter placement of a product includes circumstances in which the product is stored in a locked cabinet that is located in an area of the facility where customers do have direct access. Mobile retail vendors must place the product in a locked cabinet.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-II/part-1314

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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