[Pharmwaste] Pharma industry complaint against Alameda County

Heidi Heidi at calpsc.org
Mon Dec 10 19:25:54 EST 2012


Fred - wow.  Calling Supervisor Miley and the county supervisors pandering politicians is completely irresponsible and unprofessional.  I'm sorry this type of post is allowed on this listserv.

Heidi

From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Fred Miller
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 1:24 PM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] Pharma industry complaint against Alameda County

After reading the filing I believe the plaintiffs will prevail on constitutional grounds.  Some of their other claims are suspect but the challenge is based upon constitutional law where they stand on fairly firm and clear ground.  To go back up the channel beyond the party who imports into a jurisdiction is clearly a violation of the ICC, and even that step is very likely to be slapped down.   They can't even give manufacturers/distributor the option of not doing business in the jurisdiction without violation of the ICC.  Political subdivisions may tax activities which occur within their jurisdiction but they can't reach beyond those geographical bounds.  To implement such a program would require federal action to keep from running afoul of the ICC.

I believe these programs should be a function of government.  That allows a tax to be imposed upon retail sales within each jurisdiction which is clearly allowed.  As this ordinance stands, Alameda County is trying to grab a free ride off the rest of the nation.  Their pandering politicians lack the courage to tell people we all bear responsibility for what we consume.

Fred

From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us<mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us> [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Scott Cassel
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 4:08 AM
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Subject: [Pharmwaste] Pharma industry complaint against Alameda County


Thanks to one of our members for the attached  11-page complaint filed in federal court by PhRMA, GPhA, and BIO against Alameda County's Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance. The lawsuit provides a concise summary of the law. It is also a broad rebuttal against the concept of producer responsibility, arguing that drug-take back programs should be a government function.



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