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1 .+ OFFlCE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS **AUSTIN in** 

Bononb& It.0. Pherr

couatf Attorney l3fJlte Bounty cooper, Texas

d bevo on duty et **phmwmi ea**  in operationes e pheret tvm(ll)years in the t1oa1 subdivisionin t.ie lobIght.'

(6@yl, gee. 0. 18, P.C.)
Tour opfnion ie rsquestsdas to the oonatiuotion-of fhs~norde, '*.

.. .musthave Ibsenin operation as a pharmaop-ioret least two.(2) y~ra....( "The.ieotsupon whioh thhie mqitest for opinion is based em aa Zollovra:. wAbcmt $5 year6 ego i&e City BTU& Store, e' 'pher~aaoy,.nra~

establishedin the bity of Cooper,

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Z)s1ta County, It was owaed and operated .a8 a pharuaoyby the same sah until he sold the busimss in January of 1939. On the 9th day of Heroh 1959, the City hug Storewas levied. upon by the tax colleotorof Delta Oounty Sov delinquenttares. The store was closed on that date by eaid taxcolleotor, On the,22ud day of kaharah,

lQ39, the City Drug Store,was sold at publia auetlon to Delta C.ouaty aud other taxiagunits havfug delinquenttaxes against it, On April 29, 19.959, Delta County and other taxing units sold~saldUlty Drl)rug Store-toan Individual

purohaser,ivho;

on April 90,.

19SQ reopened the store far business. The, store' (phapnacy)

was .olosed

betweeqharoh 9, 1999 and April 29, 1999, a period of iftty (50).. bgl3. The keys were In the haads of the tax colleetar 0r Delta county. The. storewas not In operationduring those rifty (SO) days. *The City Drug Stare ea auchlasbeen xegietereawith the State Board of Pharmaay for many yeara. It hes been located In Coeper,et leaet 55 .yeere. It hao been In operatiaoas a phenuaoyall this time with the exceptionof the JO days from PIareh 9, 19SQ to April 29, lQS9. Wubseation 10 of Section 15 of the.Texas Llauor ContiolAat states that the pharmar must *have beeoin operationas a phaimaoy~~ibr at few& two [2) yeers* betore it h 11 1 z sedi&&pemt to ,dibpens8 1iqUaE ;or ~%O~t

Tuder the above stateme& ai iacts,'is the City hug Store in Cooper entitled to reoeive a Eediainal Permit at this time?

eon April 1, 1940 the owner of said City Drug Store made applicationto the Texas Liquor Control Board ror a.uedioinal perait. As eouaty attorney or Delta CoGty, it is my privilegeto oontest thie applicationunder authorityOf said ~quor.Coutrol Aot. *I amuuable tom,rmd any euthoritieeon thie question sod am unable to find where your department

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has ever passed :authi,s question.

1% ~mDeltci-County.has haketoforevoted *&ry.* $8 OUP vplnlon that we shvuld be alltied tv ren&n dry.'.

We aannot da 80 rith a liquor drug crtoly .in’ oar aounty. We here none et thiktime. It 5+ inyopinion that the llqaer lawe~ ehouid be aonatrued.svas to aocomplishthe vnl'oroement of the y?ishvs~vf

the people. Under the lo&m regulat$vuswhioh'the'.

lew~~lmposes

on liquor thug tbtorbs,

they anou&to hothIng,.less. than a package e-tore in a wet area. "AZ%. ~-606 -.&'P..C;reads a8 foittms: ~~Vhis eatire ,aotsha&l; ba ;deemed an'exerataeoi the pi>lice.p~er.o~~the State far'the-proteation.vf the hlf&e, health, peaoe, temperahoe, and stiety'of the'peopleof the States, aud..aU.

its. provisions shall be l$beralij'aoniat~e& for the aoooaplisbrent vf that purposv.* .'%?a#& years agvwhsn Delta Couhty voted *dry;, the Wters vyidsntlybelieved.that liquor was -detri-

*Under the present conditionsand alruimstances It appeamf.:ta

me the phrase referred to should be .oonstrued~fo~mean

that the pharuaeymust have been In operation as a.

pharmaoy~oontia@uely for two years next preveding the date of ths appltoatlvnSOT the pennit and that the twa year purled should beglu to run on the date the store reopened for business on April 29, 1999; that the twv year period dll not expire until April 29. 1e4LR

Annotated&tie16 666, Seotion lb, ,sub+6otlou 18, Vetnon*

Texas Penal Code, reads in part as follower "(18) Bedlvlnal Permits. Retail Pharsaoists shall be entitled to reeeiVemedicinal permits aud sell or dispense lfquor rvr rtedioihal purpvsesvnly. The holders of suoh pvrmlts are authorizedtv purohase liquor frvm holder8 of wholeseler*spermits

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ia this State, Any pharaaayfor whloh a permit is sou&$ must be a bona fide pbarmaoyregisteped withqtheState 'Board of Phaagaoyzmust emgloy aiid have::onIduty

at all times a registeredphamaaist end muat have been iu operationas a pharmacy for.et least,

tee [2) years'inthe particularpolitical sub-division in rihloh

a per&t is-sought.'= Art$cle 4S42a,Vefnou'sAnuotgted~~%xas ciril Statutes, creates.theTex,ee,Stete Board oi.P&%vmaoy, providesfOF the Uoenslng and registration at pharmaoistsand regulates the preotloe of pharmaay .Anthis State:

. Sectlon~,'lQ

of. Article 4542e, Vernod'sAauoteted Texas Cfvll **8tatate8,** ,reads as rollowcr:
mA 

### l pharumoyf-or 'drug store*as us&d in this Act KS'&+ store or plaae Wh6F6.drugs-ar sukdioinea‘are

sold.'or

furnished%a any boha f~de,manuer:at

retail to the oousmer rhevbin. ~ar.egistere~

phan$aol~st

is oonti.ngmely

employ- *" Section 26 oft

Artiole 4&42e; Vernon*8Asnotated Texas Gi%il Statutes, reads as follow8r

*A' yphaxrmc~6&8

as used in this Act, meims a person liuensedby the Sta~e'Bctird.of Phariitacy, to prepare, oompouadand dispensephysioianet prescriptions,

drlngs end.aedloinea

and ~~oieona.~ Section 15 of Article 4542a,, Vernon'sAnnotated Texas Civil **Statutes,** reads as follow8:

**“ In**  all **&ores** in which a **iegistereil** pharmacist is continuously employed,and where the provisions or this Aot have been fully compliedwith, there'shallbe ~displeyed in a prominentpIacre in or on the front oft said stove the word *Pharmacy.** seotion 16 or Artlole 4542e, Vernon'sAuuotatedTexas. Clvll Statutes,

veads as follows:
"It shall be unlawfulfor any person to dieplay i& or on any s$ore or pjaoe of bw+ness the, word-'Phalmaoy*6ither.I.n the English or any foreign lan&tige;unless ~there is continuouslyemployedHonorabZeE. '(2. **Pbarr, Page**  **5**

therein a registered pharmacistunder the provislons 0r this Act.* Seotlon 19 of Article 454Sa, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, read8 as rollmr

Avery person, ilna, or oorpaation **deslrfng** to continue operaflaga retail pharmay or drug store in this State, as the mm ie definedherein, and every manufacturer OS drugs aud mediainea a8 **defined** herein, after the passage or.this bat shall procure frfan

the Board a permit for each store or' taatory to be operatedby meklng'wlthlnsir (6) months applloationto the Board upen a form to be furnishedby said Board, setting forth under oath **ownership and**  location.and the name, with the aertirlcatenumber, or the pharmaoist **registered** In thla State, or physlolan, dentist, reterluar4an .orchiropodist

who is tc be continuoualy~employed **by** the phermay or drug atore~ or faatgrg, prqvfded that the Roard may in its disaretionrefuse to fssue such permit to such applicantunlese iurtishedrfth satls2'actOry

proof that said applicant %s engaged in the business of **odtducting** a pharmacy,drug store, or raotory ior the purpose of manafaoturing drugs; provided further that at any time artery the issusnae of a **permit** by the Bard to such applicant, the Board may **revoke or**  camel thepermIt when satisfactory proof has been presentedto such Board that said permit holder Is not conductinga bona fide pharmaoy or drug stars. The **permit** provided for herein shall be Issued annually.by the Board upon a reaeipt ,or

proper application aaoomp **pad** by a fee of Two Dollars ($S); this permit to be isplayed aonspicuouslyat all t%mes in the store or factory of original issue. Every person,

## rirpl or corporation desiring to open a new pharmacy,drug store, or factory shall procure the permit before mentioned, before commenolngbusiness and the same disaretionalr posers may,be used by the Board in passing upon such application.,

Ro more than one store or faotoryaLaY be operated under one persalt. In case of change or pereonuel or registeredpharmacists,the J3card shall be notlf$ed.or such changewithin ten (10) daya; Provided~thatthe same pharmaoist*e name shall not appear on more than on0 I11 permit.e~

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Opinion 3% c)-337

or this departmentholds, among OtRer thiqa, tkat a **pha~oy** is not a bona fide pharmacy &so It ia regintered wltb the State Msrd of Phamasy, snd unlsaa It has at all tlmea a **nglstend** phamaiat.

,_~ ._-..- --. **TRta departzent**  held on Daosmber 14, 151313, in an opinion**wrttten by**  Non. Jar Sharp,Awlstpt Attorneybenaral, addrasaadto l?oon.

Dmt Ford, J&clntitretO%, Texas liquor Ttntml ?%ard AuatLn, Texaa, that In ordar to ba ali&bls ior a nediaina!,

pan& a ~ba~csoyroust bars bean **re(klstered** with t&o Stats %taC of ?ha~maay **for** at leoat tw gear8 prior to tha riling or its applicationfor 8 wdloinal Raw&it and that in order to be a pharmsay it mat &+e had employedand had **an Outg**  **a registered**  **phammbWt omtinuoua4**  **far the**  **two** year pork% **prior** to ths Z11i.w of **the** application.

**‘ Under**  **the** faata **skiwd in**  **your** latter and Wer the **above** authoaltiaathe **City** Drug E&GM -8 n@t a "phanaaoy*a# tR&t term la deiinod b law during tbs fifty-&&y period bstwaan Earah 9, 1939 an& Sgzi 1 ZS, lQB9. tharofore respectfully advised that It Ia the apir~ke%~%a depaxt&t that the aorm3udoo raa&aU by **you in**  **your 3attor**  **is w%nantly**  **dormot.**

COMMITTEE