Montana § 37-18-804 - Standards Of Veterinary Retail Facilities

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§ 37-18-804. Standards Of Veterinary Retail Facilities

Standards of veterinary retail facilities. (1) Veterinary prescription drugs dispensed by a veterinary retail facility pursuant to a licensed veterinarian's prescription must be dispensed by a veterinary dispensing technician and are for use on livestock only, as defined in 81-2-702 . (2) An employee of a veterinary retail facility, including a veterinary dispensing technician, may not: (a) dispense controlled substances; (b) compound veterinary prescription drugs for the dispensing of a prescription; (c) repackage veterinary prescription drugs for the dispensing of a prescription, except that a veterinary dispensing technician may break down case lots of veterinary prescription drugs if the seals on the individual containers are not broken; (d) open a container and count out or measure out any quantity of a veterinary prescription drug; or (e) dispense medication for extralabel use.

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 37-18-804 ("Standards Of Veterinary Retail Facilities") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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