{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-6805","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Education Law § 6805","heading":"Requirements for a professional license","body":"§ 6805. Requirements for a professional license. 1. To qualify for a\npharmacist's license, an applicant shall fulfill the following\nrequirements:\n  (1) Application: file an application with the department;\n  (2) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's or\nequivalent degree in pharmacy, in accordance with the commissioner's\nregulations;\n  (3) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n  (4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n  (5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;\n  (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a\nnoncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United\nStates;\n  (7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment; and\n  (8) Fees: pay a fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars to the\ndepartment for admission to a department conducted examination and for\nan initial license, a fee of eighty-five dollars for each\nre-examination, a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for an initial\nlicense for persons not requiring admission to a department conducted\nexamination, and a fee of one hundred fifty-five dollars for each\ntriennial registration period.\n  2. On or before April first, nineteen hundred seventy-two, any person\nwho holds a valid license as \"druggist\" in this state shall make\napplication and on the payment of fees specified in this title be\nlicensed by the department as a pharmacist. Such person shall have all\nof the rights, privileges, duties and responsibilities of a pharmacist.","path":["Education Law","Title 8. The Professions","Article 137. Pharmacy"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EDN/6805","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"24f1d261026907930b47abb5c502f6b5b74d24bc733575fbfc1036ec19b73fb0","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-6804","next":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-6806"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}