California Business and Professions Code 4197 – (a) The following minimum standards shall apply to all …
(a) The following minimum standards shall apply to all veterinary food-animal drug retailers licensed by the board:
(1) Each retailer shall store veterinary food-animal drugs in a secure, lockable area.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 4197
- board: means any entity listed in Section 101, the entities referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600, the State Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and any other state agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession. See California Business and Professions Code 31
- Veterinary food-animal drugs: as used in this chapter shall include the following:
California Business and Professions Code 4042
(2) Each retailer shall maintain on the premises fixtures and equipment in a clean and orderly condition. The premises shall be dry, well-ventilated, and have adequate lighting.
(b) The board may, by regulation, impose any other minimum standards pertaining to the acquisition, storage, and maintenance of veterinary food-animal drugs, or other goods, or to the maintenance or condition of the licensed premises of any veterinary food-animal drug retailer as the board determines are reasonably necessary.
(c) When, in the opinion of the board, a high standard of patient safety consistent with good animal safety and care in the case of an animal patient can be provided by the licensure of a veterinary food-animal drug retailer that does not meet all of the requirements for licensure as a veterinary food-animal drug retailer, the board may waive any licensing requirements.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 549, Sec. 104. Effective January 1, 1998.)