{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-205.6","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 205.6","heading":"Minimum qualifications.","body":"(a) The State licensing authority shall consider, at a minimum, the following factors in reviewing the qualifications of persons who engage in wholesale distribution of prescription drugs within the State:\n(1) Any convictions of the applicant under any Federal, State, or local laws relating to drug samples, wholesale or retail drug distribution, or distribution of controlled substances;\n(2) Any felony convictions of the applicant under Federal, State, or local laws;\n(3) The applicant's past experience in the manufacture or distribution of prescription drugs, including controlled substances;\n(4) The furnishing by the applicant of false or fraudulent material in any application made in connection with drug manufacturing or distribution;\n(5) Suspension or revocation by Federal, State, or local government of any license currently or previously held by the applicant for the manufacture or distribution of any drugs, including controlled substances;\n(6) Compliance with licensing requirements under previously granted licenses, if any;\n(7) Compliance with requirements to maintain and/or make available to the State licensing authority or to Federal, State, or local law enforcement officials those records required under this section; and\n(8) Any other factors or qualifications the State licensing authority considers relevant to and consistent with the public health and safety.\n(b) The State licensing authority shall have the right to deny a license to an applicant if it determines that the granting of such a license would not be in the public interest.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER C—DRUGS: GENERAL","PART 205—GUIDELINES FOR STATE LICENSING OF WHOLESALE PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISTRIBUTORS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-21.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:47Z","sha256":"5df54a9634b4cccefa4072f54a264611a78d8db1d1b67a613f28ea74b47a494e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-205.5","next":"us/21-cfr-205.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}