"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4   (1) The state board of pharmacy shall convene a work group to study the need for requiring and maintaining logs of transactions involving ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine.
     (2) The study shall include:
     (a) Whether a log is an effective law enforcement tool;
     (b) What information is needed to make logs useful as a deterrent to criminal activity;
     (c) The most effective method of obtaining, recording, and storing log information in the least intrusive manner available;
     (d) How long the information recorded in the logs should be maintained; and
     (e) How logs can be most effectively transmitted to law enforcement and the state board of pharmacy.
     (3) The work group shall consist of:
     (a) One representative from law enforcement appointed by the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs;
     (b) One representative appointed by the Washington association of prosecuting attorneys;
     (c) One representative appointed by the office of the attorney general;
     (d) One representative appointed by the state board of pharmacy; and
     (e) Two representatives from the retail industry.
     (4) The state board of pharmacy shall report to the legislature no later than November 30, 2005, regarding the findings of the work group along with any recommendations or proposed legislation."