Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 2067

  • Board: means the Vermont State Board of Pharmacy. See
  • Manufacturer: means a person, regardless of form, engaged in the manufacturing of drugs or devices. See
  • Manufacturing: includes the packaging or repackaging of a drug or device; the labeling or relabeling of the container of a drug or device for resale by a pharmacy, practitioner, or other person; and virtual manufacturing by an entity that sells its own prescription drug or device without physically possessing the product. See
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
  • Wholesale distribution: means distribution of prescription drugs to persons other than a consumer or patient, but does not include:

  • Wholesale distributor: means any person who is engaged in wholesale distribution of prescription drugs, including virtual distribution by an entity that sells a prescription drug or device without physically possessing the product. See

§ 2067. Wholesale distributors and manufacturers; licensure required

(a) A person who is not licensed under this subchapter shall not engage in wholesale distribution or manufacturing in this State.

(b) [Repealed.]

(c) The Board may require a separate license for each facility directly or indirectly owned or operated by the same business entity, or for a parent entity with divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliate companies when operations are conducted at more than one location and there exists joint ownership and control among all the entities.

(d) An agent or employee of any licensed wholesale distributor or manufacturer shall not be required to obtain a license under this subchapter and may lawfully possess pharmaceutical drugs when that agent or employee is acting in the usual course of business or employment. (Added 1991, No. 240 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2013, No. 27, § 26; 2017, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; 2019, No. 30, § 14.)