South Dakota § 36-11-48 - Pharmacy licenses--Suspension or revocation--Grounds--Board vote.
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§ 36-11-48. Pharmacy licenses--Suspension or revocation--Grounds--Board vote.
The board may suspend or revoke, in accordance with chapter 1-26, any pharmacy license issued under this chapter on the following grounds:
(1) The license was obtained by false representations made in the application therefor;
(2) The pharmacy for which the license was issued was kept open for the transaction of business without a pharmacist-in-charge;
(3) Conviction of a violation of any law of this state or of the United States pertaining to the drug business or for the aiding or abetting in the violation of the law;
(4) The active management of the pharmacy was changed without the change in designation of the pharmacist-in-charge, as provided in § 36-11-37;
(5) The location of the pharmacy was changed without the change being reported as provided in § 36-11-39;
(6) The pharmacy was kept open for the transaction of business after the pharmacist owner ceased to be in active management of the pharmacy, without a change in designation of the pharmacist-in-charge, as provided in § 36-11-37;
(7) The minimum requirements of this chapter and the board are no longer met; or
(8) The majority ownership of the pharmacy changed without the change being reported as provided in § 36-11-35.
A pharmacy license may not be suspended or revoked except by a vote of three or more members of the board.
Source: SDC 1939, § 27.1016; SL 1967, ch 102, § 16; SL 2025, ch 154, § 29; SL 2026, ch 158, § 9.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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