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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 483.046: FAILURE TO RETAIN PRESCRIPTION.
Where this section sits in the code
- HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
- TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
- SUBTITLE C. SUBSTANCE ABUSE REGULATION AND CRIMES
- CHAPTER 483. DANGEROUS DRUGS
- SUBCHAPTER C. CRIMINAL PENALTIES
(a) A pharmacist commits an offense if the pharmacist:
(1) delivers a dangerous drug under a prescription; and
(2) fails to retain the prescription as required by Section 483.023.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under this chapter, in which event the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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