The following words and phrases, as used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Apothecary” means a licensed pharmacist as defined by the laws of this state and, where the context so requires, the owner of a store or other place of business where narcotic drugs are compounded […]
It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, purchase, possess, have under his control, sell, prescribe, administer, dispense, or compound any narcotic drug, except as authorized in this subchapter.
No person shall manufacture, compound, mix, cultivate, grow, or by any other process produce or prepare narcotic drugs, and no person as a wholesaler shall supply the same, without having first obtained a license so to do from the Secretary of the Department of Health.
No license shall be issued under § 20-64-203 unless and until the applicant therefor has furnished proof satisfactory to the Secretary of the Department of Health: (a) That the applicant is of good moral character or, if the applicant be an association or corporation, that the managing officers are of good moral character; (b) That […]
(1) A duly licensed manufacturer or wholesaler may sell and dispense narcotic drugs to any of the following persons, but only on official written orders: (a) To a manufacturer, wholesaler, or apothecary; (b) To a physician, dentist, or veterinarian; (c) To a person in charge of a hospital, but only for use by or in […]
(1) An apothecary, in good faith, may sell and dispense narcotic drugs to any person upon a written prescription or an oral prescription in pursuance to rules, promulgated by the Secretary of the Department of Health under authority of § 20-64-219, of a physician, dentist, or veterinarian, dated and signed by the person prescribing on […]
(1) Physicians and Dentists. A physician or a dentist, in good faith and in the course of his professional practice only, may prescribe, administer, and dispense narcotic drugs, or he may cause the same to be administered by a nurse or intern under his direction and supervision. (2) Veterinarians. A veterinarian, in good faith and […]
(a) Except as otherwise in this subchapter specifically provided, this subchapter shall not apply to the following cases: (1) Administering, dispensing, or selling at retail any drug subject to this subchapter under any circumstances that the Secretary of the Department of Health determines, after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing, not to be dangerous to […]
(1) Physicians, Dentists, Veterinarians, and Other Authorized Persons. Every physician, dentist, veterinarian, or other person who is authorized to administer or professionally use narcotic drugs shall keep a record of such drugs received by him, and a record of all such drugs administered, dispensed, or professionally used by him otherwise than by prescription. It shall, […]
(1) Whenever a manufacturer sells or dispenses a narcotic drug, and whenever a wholesaler sells or dispenses a narcotic drug in a package prepared by him or her, he or she shall securely affix to each package in which that drug is contained a label showing in legible English the name and address of the […]
A person to whom or for whose use any narcotic drug has been prescribed, sold, or dispensed by a physician, dentist, apothecary, or other person authorized under the provisions of § 20-64-205, and the owner of any animal for which any such drug has been prescribed, sold, or dispensed, by a veterinarian, may lawfully possess […]
The provisions of this subchapter restricting the possession and having control of narcotic drugs shall not apply to common carriers or to warehousemen, while engaged in lawfully transporting or storing such drugs, or to any employee of the same acting within the scope of his employment; or to public officers or their employees in the […]
Any store, shop, warehouse, dwelling house, building, vehicle, boat, aircraft, or any place whatever, which is resorted to by narcotic drug addicts for the purpose of using narcotic drugs or which is used for the illegal keeping or selling of the same, shall be deemed a common nuisance. No person shall keep or maintain such […]
Upon delivery to the Secretary of the Department of Health of any narcotic drugs discarded by the owner thereof or other person entitled to the possession or custody thereof, and upon the Secretary of the Department of Health delivering to such person an itemized receipt therefor, the Secretary of the Department of Health is empowered […]
On the conviction of any person of the violation of any provision of this subchapter, a copy of the judgment and sentence, and of the opinion of the court or magistrate, if any opinion be filed, shall be sent by the clerk of the court, or by the magistrate, to the board or officer, if […]
Prescriptions, orders, and records, required by this subchapter, and stocks of narcotic drugs, shall be open for inspection only to federal, state, county, and municipal officers, whose duty it is to enforce the laws of this state or of the United States relating to narcotic drugs. No officer having knowledge by virtue of his office […]
(1) No person shall obtain or attempt to obtain a narcotic drug, or procure or attempt to procure the administration of a narcotic drug: (a) by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge; or (b) by the forgery or alteration of a prescription or of any order; or (c) by the concealment of a material fact; or […]
In any complaint, information, or indictment, and in any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of any provision of this subchapter, it shall not be necessary to negative any exception, excuse, proviso, or exemption contained in this subchapter, and the burden of proof of any such exception, excuse, proviso, or exemption shall be upon […]
It is hereby made the duty of the Secretary of the Department of Health, his officers, agents, inspectors, and representatives, and of all peace officers within the state, and of all prosecuting attorneys, to enforce all provisions of this subchapter, except those specifically designated, and to cooperate with all agencies charged with the enforcement of […]
(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this section, a person violating any provision of this subchapter commits a felony and upon conviction shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), and be imprisoned in the state penitentiary not less than two (2) nor more than five (5) years. For a second […]
