# Texas — daily and 30-day purchase limits — Pseudoephedrine purchase limits: federal gram limits and stricter state rules

For Texas, jurisdiction is Texas — daily and 30-day purchase limits; daily limit is within any calendar day, more than 3.6 grams of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norpseudoephedrine, or a combination of those substances; 30-day limit is within any 30-day period, more than nine grams of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norpseudoephedrine, or a combination of those substances; statute or regulation citation is Tex. Health & Safety Code 486.014(b), recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

- **Jurisdiction:** Texas — daily and 30-day purchase limits _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Daily limit:** within any calendar day, more than 3.6 grams of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norpseudoephedrine, or a combination of those substances _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **30-day limit:** within any 30-day period, more than nine grams of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norpseudoephedrine, or a combination of those substances _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute or regulation citation:** Tex. Health & Safety Code 486.014(b) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> A business establishment may not sell to a person who makes over-the-counter purchases of one or more products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine: (1) within any calendar day, more than 3.6 grams of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norpseudoephedrine, or a combination of those substances; and (2) within any 30-day period, more than nine grams of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norpseudoephedrine, or a combination of those substances.

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/health-and-safety-code/health-safety-sect-486-014/

Last verified: 2026-08-19. Review by: 2027-08-19.
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