Missouri § 338.337 - Out-of-state distributors, licenses required, exception.
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§ 338.337. Out-of-state distributors, licenses required, exception.
It shall be unlawful for any out-of-state wholesale drug distributor, out-of-state pharmacy acting as a distributor, drug outsourcers, or third-party logistics provider to do business in this state without first obtaining a license to do so from the board of pharmacy and paying the required fee, except as otherwise provided by section 338.335 and this section. Application for an out-of-state wholesale drug distributor's, drug outsourcer's, or out-of-state third-party logistics provider's license under this section shall be made on a form furnished by the board. The issuance of a license under sections 338.330 to 338.370 shall not change or affect tax liability imposed by the Missouri department of revenue on any entity. Any out-of-state wholesale drug distributor that is a drug manufacturer and which produces and distributes from a facility which has been inspected and approved by the Food and Drug Administration, maintains current approval by the federal Food and Drug Administration, and has provided a copy of the most recent Food and Drug Administration Establishment Inspection Report to the board, and which is licensed by the state in which the distribution facility is located, or, if located within a foreign jurisdiction, is authorized and in good standing to operate as a drug manufacturer within such jurisdiction, need not be licensed as provided in this section but such out-of-state distributor shall register its business name and address with the board of pharmacy and pay a filing fee in an amount established by the board.
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(L. 1989 S.B. 39 § 338.350, A.L. 2009 H.B. 191 merged with S.B. 296, A.L. 2010 H.B. 2226, et al., A.L. 2018 H.B. 1719)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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