{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-4197","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 4197","heading":"","body":"(a) The following minimum standards shall apply to all veterinary food-animal drug retailers licensed by the board:\n(1) Each retailer shall store veterinary food-animal drugs in a secure, lockable area.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","CHAPTER 9. Pharmacy [4000. - 4427.8.]","ARTICLE 15. Veterinary Food-Animal Drug Retailers [4196. - 4199.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"511e22081a72333e1d188a7eee9e8c85c7bbf4923a9d93380990958ad88a160b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-4196","next":"us-ca/bpc-4198"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}