OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A House panel has passed a bill to create a registry of meth offenders similar to the state's sex offender registry.
The House Public Safety Committee on Wednesday approved the bill that would apply to anyone convicted of possession, manufacture or distribution of methamphetamine.
Anyone listed on the registry would be prohibited from purchasing or possessing pseudoephedrine, a common ingredient used to make meth.
The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs would maintain the registry, which would include the name and date of birth of offenders, along with information about their conviction.
The bureau reports there has been an increase in meth lab seizures in recent years after a new recipe surfaced that requires smaller amounts of pseudoephedrine.
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