{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-558.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 558.001","heading":"LICENSE REQUIRED.","body":"(a) A person may not practice pharmacy unless the person holds a license to practice pharmacy under this subtitle.\n(b) A person may not:\n(1) impersonate a pharmacist; or\n(2) use the title \"Registered Pharmacist\" or \"R.Ph.,\" or words of similar intent, unless the person is licensed to practice pharmacy in this state.\n(c) A person may not dispense or distribute prescription drugs unless the person:\n(1) is a pharmacist; or\n(2) is otherwise authorized by this subtitle to dispense or distribute prescription drugs.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE J. PHARMACY AND PHARMACISTS","CHAPTER 558. LICENSE TO PRACTICE PHARMACY","SUBCHAPTER A. LICENSE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.558.htm#558.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"160826390626fb471c0b13a535126f16d47a141c21603c01cd9eaa845b22d161","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-557.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-558.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}