Current through 2024 Legislative Session
Section 43-29-19 - Veterinary prescription drugs1. Except as provided under subsection 2, a veterinary prescription drug must be dispensed, used, or prescribed within the context of a veterinarian-client-patient relationship.2. Other than a controlled substance, a licensed veterinarian may dispense a veterinary prescription drug without establishing a veterinarian-client-patient relationship if: a. The drug is prescribed by a licensed veterinarian or by a veterinarian licensed in another jurisdiction who has established a veterinarian-client-patient relationship;b. The prescribing veterinarian has an inadequate supply of the drug, failure to dispense the drug would interrupt a therapeutic regimen, or failure to dispense the drug would cause an animal to suffer; andc. The dispensing veterinarian verifies the prescription with the prescribing veterinarian.Added by S.L. 2011, ch. 320 (SB 2088),§ 2, eff. 8/1/2011.