Tennessee § 53-11-301 - Rules and fees for controlled drugs.
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§ 53-11-301. Rules and fees for controlled drugs.
The board of pharmacy and the appropriate occupational or professional licensing board governing persons who may legally dispense controlled substances may promulgate rules and charge reasonable fees relating to the registration and control of the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, warehousing of, and the provision of logistics services for controlled substances within this state. Acts 1971, ch. 163, § 17; 1971, ch. 408, § 1; 1981, ch. 358, § 1; T.C.A., § 52-1424; Acts 1990, ch. 1026, § 13; 2015, ch. 293, § 6. Compiler's Notes. Section 39-17-401 provides that title 39, ch. 17, part 4 and title 53, ch. 11, parts 3 and 4 shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Drug Control Act of 1989.” Amendments. The 2015 amendment substituted “the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, warehousing of, and the provision of logistics services for controlled substances” for “the manufacture, distribution, and dispensing of controlled substances”. Effective Dates. Acts 2015, ch. 293, § 7. April 24, 2015. Cross-References. Definition of terms used in this part, § 39-17-402 . Drugs, criminal offenses, title 39, ch. 17, part 4. Smoking offenses concerning children, §§ 39-15-407 — 39-15-413 . Cited: McLean v. State, 527 S.W.2d 76, 1975 Tenn. LEXIS 635 (Tenn. 1975); Moore v. State, 568 S.W.2d 632, 1978 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 309 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1978).
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