Vermont § 1008 - Vaccines, antibiotics, antiserums, and other agents; purchase and distribution; penalties
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§ 1008. Vaccines, antibiotics, antiserums, and other agents; purchase and distribution; penalties
- (a) The Department is authorized to procure vaccines, antibiotics, antiserums, and such
other agents as may be necessary for the prevention and diagnosis of infectious and
communicable diseases or diseases of public health significance in which there is
an unmet need and to distribute same free of charge upon application thereof by licensed
physicians, and under such rules as the Department and Secretary of Human Services
may prescribe; and the expense thereof shall be paid by the State. (b) A person selling or disposing of any vaccine, antibiotic, antiserum, or other agent
procured or distributed under the provisions of this section for personal gain shall
be fined not more than $50.00 or less than $10.00 for each such offense. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1961, No. 51,§§ 1, 2; 1979, No. 60, § 4; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 57.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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