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One piece of ID at a time.
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New Law Requires Photo ID To Buy Drain Cleaner January 5, 2012 6:34 PM
CHICAGO (CBS) ? A new state law requires those who buy drain cleaners and other caustic substances to provide photo identification and sign a log.
It?s getting a rough reception from customers and merchants alike although perhaps none more than a cashier at Schroeder?s True Value Hardware in Lombard.
?They?re not very happy about it at all,? said Don Schroeder, one of the store?s owners. ?One of the customers actually threatened the (cashier) and threatened to throw the acid on her.?
LISTEN: WBBM Newsradio?s Bob Roberts reports
The law, which took effect Sunday, requires those who seek to buy caustic or noxious substances, except for batteries, to provide government-issued photo identification that shows their name and date of birth. The cashier then must log the name and address, the date and time of the purchase, the type of product, the brand and even the net weight.
State Rep. Jack Franks (D-Woodstock) obtained passage of the new law following attacks in which drain cleaner was poured on two Chicago women, badly scarring them.
?So that?s who I have to call,? Schroeder said.
He said that when he called his local legislator, the legislator claimed not to know about the new law. Neither, he said, did other retailers in the area. He said he and other store personnel had to call to a number of stores before they could get details.
Non-compliance results in fines: $150 for the first offense, $500 for the second and up to $1,500 for the third and subsequent violations.
Schroeder estimated that there are ?easily? 30 or more products in the store that must be reported when sold.
Jewel-Osco has removed the few items it carried from its shelves, but Schroeder said he does not have that option as a hardware store. He said he does not believe that the precautions written into the bill will prevent such crimes from occurring.
?How are they going to find out, by asking every customer, what kid might have done that? It?s not going to solve any problems,? Schroeder said. ?It?s not going to cure anything.?
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