Veterinary Food-Animal Drug Retailer License
"Veterinary Food-Animal Drug Retailer" is an area, place, or premises, other than a pharmacy, that holds a valid license from the Board of Pharmacy of the State of California as a wholesaler and, in and from which veterinary drugs for food-producing animals are dispensed pursuant to a prescription from a licensed veterinarian. "Veterinary food-animal retailer" includes, but is not limited to, any area, place, or premises described in a permit issued by the board wherein veterinary food-animal drugs, as defined in Section 4042, are stored, possessed, or repackaged, and from which veterinary drugs are furnished, sold, or dispensed at retail pursuant to a prescription from a licensed veterinarian.
Note: A Wholesaler License is required in order to obtain the Veterinary Food-Animal Drug Retailer License.
The designated representative-in-charge Veterinary Food-Animal Drug Retailer must file a separate application with the board if he or she is not already licensed in California as a pharmacist or Designated Representative Veterinary Food-Animal Drug Retailer. The application form is available by selecting the following link Designated Representative Veterinary Food-Animal Drug Retailer Application.
Veterinary Food-Animal Drug Retailer Requirements
- Section 4022 Definition of Dangerous Drugs and Dangerous Devices
- Section 4041 Definition of Veterinary Food-Animal Drug Retailer
- Section 4042 Definition Veterinary Food-Animal Drugs
- Section 4043 Definition of Wholesaler
- Section 4160 Requirements for a Wholesaler License
- Section 4161 Requirements for a Nonresident Wholesaler License
- Section 4162 Surety Bond Requirements
- Section 4053 Requirements for a Designated Representative Veterinary Food-Animal Drug Retailer License
- Section 4022.5 Designated Representative, Designated Representative-in-Charge Veterinary Food-Animal Drug Retailer
- Section 1780.1 Minimum Standard for Veterinary Food-Animal Drug Retailers
- Reference the Pharmacy Law Book for additional laws and regulations.