The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23

of an act approved August 26 1909
 entitled an act to regulate the sale,
 giving away or other disposition of
 drugs, medicines or poisons in this
 state, and to provide for the crea-
 tion of board of pharmacy for serV ice in connection with such sale, giving away or other disposition. Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala bama:
 That sections l. ,. '. 12, IS, 1s, IS of an act approved August 2e. 1909 en- titled An act to regulate the sale, giving away or other disposition of drugs. medicines or poisons in this state and to provide for the creation of board of pharmacy for service in connection with such sale. giving away or other disposition. be amended so as to read as follows:
 Section l. That from and after the passage of this act it shall be >unlaw- ful for any person, not licer2ed as pharmacist, within the meaning of this act to conduct or manage any phar- macy. drug store, apotheeary shop or other place of business for the retail ing, compounding of or dispensing of any drugs medicines or poisons or for the physicians prescriptions, or 2. to keep exposed for sale, or retailed any drugs. medicines or posons, except as hereinafter provided, or for any per son not licensed as pharmacist or
 
 ing of this act to compound, dispense or sell at retail any drug, poison or medicinal preparation upon the pre- scription of a physician or otherwise, or to compound physicians prescrip- tions, except as an aid to or under the supervision of a person licensed as pharmacist under this act, and 1t shall be unlawful for any owner of a pharmacy or drug store or the place ! of business, to cause or permit any other than person licensed as a phar- macist or assistant pharmacist, to compound, dispense, or --sell at retail | any drug, medicine or poison, except | as an aid to or under the supervision of a person licensed as pharmaclst | or assistant. Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be con- | strued to interfere with any legally licensed practitioner of medicine. veter- mary surgery. or dentistry in the com l pounding or dispensing of his own prescription. nor with the exclusive | ly wholesale business of any dealer. who shall be licensed as a pharmacist. or who shall keep in his employ at least one person who is licensed as | pharmacist; nor with the sale of pois- onous substances which are sold ex- clusively for use in. the arts, or for use as insecticides, when such sub 1 stances are sold in unbroken packages, bearing a label having plainly written | upon it the name of the contents. the word poison, and the name of at least | two readily obtainable antidotes. Pro- vided, further, that in village of not more than 800 inhabitants. according | to last census taken and authorized by an act of the Congress of the United | States or in towns where there Is no person licensed as pharmacist, the board of pharmacy hereinafter provided l for, may grant to any person who Is | ffcensed as assistant pharmacist a per init annually to conduct pharmacy | or drug store in such town or village, which permit shall not be valid in any | other than the place designated in said l permit, of said village. as hereinafter provided for the recording of licenses. 1 Provided, however, that nothing in this | section shal be so construed as to apply to the sale of patent and pro- 1 prietary medicines, or the ordinary 1 household remedies and such drugs or medicines as may be specified by said 1 board of pharmacy, shall be permitted | to be sold by those engaged in the | sale of general merchandise or whole 1 sale or retail groceries Provided, fur ther, that nothing in this section shall | be so construed as to prevent any per | son. firm or corporation from owning | @ pharmacy, drug store, or apothecary | shop provided such store shall be in the charge of licensed pharmacist. And provided, further, that said board of pharmacy may grant to any legally licensed practicing physician in such towns or villages of less than sec in habitants, an annual permit to conduct a pharmacy. drug store, or apothecary shop in such town or village. subject to the provisions of this act.
 Sec. 5. Said board of pharmacy may issue license to practice as pharmacists, or assistant pharmacists in the state of Alabama, without examination, to such
 
 licensed as pharmacists or assistant pharmacists in other states or foreign countries, provided that the applicant for such license shall present satisfactory evidence of qualifications equal to those required from Hcentiates in this state, and that he was registered or licensed by examination in other states or for eign countries, and that the standard of competency required in such other states or foreign countries Is not lower than that required in this state, and provided, also, that the board of pharmacy is sat isf1ed that such other states or foreign countries accords similar recognition to the licentiates of this state. Applicants for license under this section shall, with
 their application, forward to secretary
 of said board of pharmacy the sum of s10.
 Sec. 2. Every certificate or license to practice as a pharmacist, and every per- | Inlt 10 an assistant pnarmac1st, or other permit to conduct a pharmacy, drug store or apothecary shop in towns or villages as provided In section of this act and every renewal of such license OF permit
 shall be conspicuously exposed in the pharmacy, or store or place of business of which the pharmacist or assistant pharmacist or physician to whom per init is issued. is the owner or manager.
 or in which he Is employed. The name
 of the owner or responsible manager of
 every pharmacy, drug store or apothecary
 shop, shall be canspicuously displayed
 upon the outside of such place of busi- ness.
 All pharmacists now licensed, or here-
 matter licensed by the board of phar-
 macy, shall be required to record within
 30 days after the passing of this act
 or within % days after the granting
 thereof or in case of removal to another
 county, within 30 days after such re-
 moval, the license in the probate office
 of the county in which he practices his
 profession.
 Sec. 12. Said board of pharmacy shall
 have power to. and it shall be the duty
 of the said board of pharmacy to in- vestigates all alleged violations of this
 act. or any other law of this state regu-
 latihg the dispensing or sale of drugs
 medicines or poisons, or the practice oi
 pha rrnacy also 1t shall be the duty oi
 the person or persons charged with the
 enforcement of the food and drug act oi
 this state to take such samples and tc
 prosecute any violations of the provisions
 of 0nls act, under the direction of the
 board of pharmacy and whenever there has been a violation of said laws, 1t shall
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