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BPC § 4197

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Business and Professions Code - BPC
  2. DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]
  3. CHAPTER 9. Pharmacy [4000. - 4427.8.]
  4. ARTICLE 15. Veterinary Food-Animal Drug Retailers [4196. - 4199.]

(a) The following minimum standards shall apply to all veterinary food-animal drug retailers licensed by the board:

(1) Each retailer shall store veterinary food-animal drugs in a secure, lockable area.

(2) Each retailer shall maintain on the premises fixtures and equipment in a clean and orderly condition. The premises shall be dry, well-ventilated, and have adequate lighting.

(b) The board may, by regulation, impose any other minimum standards pertaining to the acquisition, storage, and maintenance of veterinary food-animal drugs, or other goods, or to the maintenance or condition of the licensed premises of any veterinary food-animal drug retailer as the board determines are reasonably necessary.

(c) When, in the opinion of the board, a high standard of patient safety consistent with good animal safety and care in the case of an animal patient can be provided by the licensure of a veterinary food-animal drug retailer that does not meet all of the requirements for licensure as a veterinary food-animal drug retailer, the board may waive any licensing requirements.

Collected 2026-09-14T05:56:33Z. Source file · JSON

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