{"data":{"id":"us-de/4-del.-c.-518","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"4 Del. C. § 518","heading":"Physicians, dentists, veterinarians and medical institutions.","body":"(a) A physician or dentist may purchase alcoholic liquors for professional purposes without a permit or license. A physician may administer alcoholic beverages to a bona fide patient in cases of actual need when in the judgment of the physician the use of alcoholic beverages is necessary.\n(b) A veterinarian may purchase alcoholic liquors for professional purposes without a permit or license. A veterinarian may, in the course of the veterinarian’s practice, administer or cause to be administered alcoholic beverages to any animal under treatment.\n(c) A person in charge of an institution regularly conducted as a hospital or sanitarium for the care of persons in ill health, or as a home devoted exclusively to the care of aged people, may purchase alcoholic beverages for professional purposes without the requirement of a permit or license. Such person may, after obtaining proper permission, administer alcoholic beverages to any bona fide patient of a medical institution who is in need of the same, either by way of external application or otherwise for emergency medical purposes.","path":["Title 4. Alcoholic Liquors and Marijuana","CHAPTER 5. Licenses and Taxes","Subchapter II. Purchase, Sale and Dispensing"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title4/c005/sc02/index.html#518","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:04Z","sha256":"16d14b5170a4f08bfaeef97a7885963d46386b6ae4ccbe235228a666fc529fe3","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/4-del.-c.-517","next":"us-de/4-del.-c.-519"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}