South Carolina § 40-69-305 - Animal drug prescription labels.

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§ 40-69-305. Animal drug prescription labels.

(A) Dispensing a prescription drug to the owner of an end-user for the treatment of a bodily injury or disease of an animal is unlawful unless the prescription is:

(1) labeled with all information required by state and federal law; and

(2) prescribed by a veterinarian licensed under this chapter.

(B) The South Carolina Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners shall regulate the dispensing of prescription drugs as pursuant to subsection (A) to animal owners.

HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 274 (S.980), SECTION 2, eff June 15, 2016.

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