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Idaho Code § 54-1762A

Drug donation for animals

Known as the Idaho Pharmacy Act

The act spans §§ 54-1701 to 54-1771 (77 sections).

I.C., § 54-1762A, as added by 2019, ch. 25, § 14, p. 38.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law:

(1) An owner or a legal caretaker of an animal may donate a drug that is dispensed for the animal, but will not be used by that animal, to a licensed veterinarian of a veterinary medical facility, as that term is defined in section 54-2103, Idaho Code, if the veterinarian or facility chooses to accept the drug.

(2) A licensed veterinarian or a veterinary medical facility may accept and reissue drugs donated pursuant to this section and from qualified donors listed in section 54-1762(4) [54-1761(4)], Idaho Code, if: The drug is not expired;

(3) There is no reason to believe the drug has been adulterated;

(4) The drug is not a controlled substance;

(5) The drug is not a compounded drug; and

(6) If a liquid, the drug is packaged in a single dose in an ampule or vial.

(7) A licensed veterinarian or a veterinary medical facility may not resell the donated drug.

(8) A licensed veterinarian or a veterinary medical facility may, however, reissue the donated drug, without charge, for proper administration to an animal by: Another client of the veterinarian or facility who appears to be financially unable to pay for the drug;

(9) A nonprofit animal shelter; or

(10) A pound, as that term is defined in section 25-3502, Idaho Code.

Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.