§ 2067 - Wholesale drug distributor; licensure required
§ 2067. Wholesale drug distributor; licensure required
(a) A person who is not licensed under this subchapter shall not engage in wholesale drug distribution in this state.
(b) The board may grant a temporary license when a wholesale drug distributor first applies for a license. The temporary license shall remain valid until the board finds that the applicant meets or fails to meet the requirements for regular licensure, except that a temporary license shall not be valid for more than 90 days from the date of issuance. A temporary license issued under this subsection shall be renewable for a similar period of time not to exceed 90 days in accordance with rules adopted by the board.
(c) The board may require a separate license for each facility directly or indirectly owned or operated by the same business entity within this state, or for a parent entity with divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliate companies within this state 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 drug distributor 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.)