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LA Rev Stat § 40:970 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§970. Prohibited acts--Schedule V; penalties

RS 970 - Prohibited acts--Schedule V; penalties  A. Manufacture; distribution. Except as authorized by this Part, it shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally:  (1) To produce, manufacture, distribute or dispense or possess with intent to produce, manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled dangerous substance classified in Schedule V.  (2) To create, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute, a counterfeit controlled dangerous substance classified in Schedule V.  B. Violations of Subsection A. Any person who violates Subsection A of this Section with respect to any controlled dangerous substance classified in Schedule V shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for not less than one year nor more than five years and, in addition, may be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than five thousand dollars.  C. Possession. It is unlawful for any person unknowingly or intentionally to possess a controlled dangerous substance classified in Schedule V unless such substance was obtained directly or pursuant to a valid prescription or order from a practitioner, or as provided in R.S. 40:978, while acting in the course of his professional practice or except as otherwise authorized by this Part. Any person who violates this Subsection shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one year nor more than five years and, in addition, may be required to pay a fine of not more than five thousand dollars.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 634, §1. Amended by Acts 1973, No. 207, §7; Acts 2017, No. 281, §2; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:971.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§971.1. Prohibited acts; false representation

RS 971.1 - Prohibited acts; false representation  A. It shall be unlawful for any person to produce, manufacture, distribute, dispense, transport, deliver, or possess with intent to distribute or dispense any substance which is represented to be a controlled dangerous substance and which is an imitation controlled dangerous substance, or any controlled dangerous substance which is a counterfeit controlled dangerous substance.  B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a law enforcement officer acting in the course and scope of his employment or to a medical practitioner, pharmacist, or other person authorized to dispense or administer controlled dangerous substances pursuant to this Part.  C. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, and in addition may be fined not more than five thousand dollars.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 914, §1. Acts 1993, No. 154, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 34, §1; Acts 2010, No. 530, §1; Acts 2011, No. 100, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:971.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§971.2. Unlawfully prescribing, distributing, dispensing, or assisting in illegally obtaining controlled dangerous substances

RS 971.2 - Unlawfully prescribing, distributing, dispensing, or assisting in illegally obtaining controlled dangerous substances A. This Section shall be known as and may be cited as the "Pain Management Clinic Drug Abuse and Overdose Prevention Act". B. It shall be unlawful for a physician, other licensed health care practitioner as defined in R.S. 40:961(31), or any other person to knowingly or intentionally commit any of the following acts: (1) Assist a patient or any other person in obtaining a controlled dangerous substance through misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, or subterfuge. (2) Write a prescription for a controlled dangerous substance for a fictitious person. (3) Distribute or dispense a controlled dangerous substance to a fictitious person. (4) Operate any type of business or establishment where the primary purpose of the business or establishment is the sale, exchange, barter, or trade of a controlled dangerous substance for anything of value through misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, or subterfuge. C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, and in addition may be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars. Acts 2005, No. 25, §1; Acts 2006, No. 51, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:971.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§971.3. Misbranding or adulteration of drugs with intent to defraud or mislead

RS 971.3 - Misbranding or adulteration of drugs with intent to defraud or mislead  Any person who violates the provisions of R.S. 40:617 or 636 with respect to any drug, as defined in R.S. 40:602, and with the intent to defraud or mislead shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.  Acts 2017, No. 108, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:972 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§972. Rules and regulations and fees

RS 972 - Rules and regulations and fees  A. The Louisiana Board of Pharmacy is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations relating to the registration and control of the manufacture, distribution, and dispensing of controlled dangerous substances within this state.  B. The fees collected by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy for registration and licensing shall not exceed the following schedule:  Minimum  (1) Manufacturer $ 100.00  (2) Ambulatory surgical centers $ 50.00  (3) Emergency medical centers $ 50.00  (4) Hospital $ 50.00  (5) Methadone clinic $ 50.00  (6) Wholesaler/Distributor $ 50.00  (7) Third-party logistics provider $ 50.00  (8) Practitioner $ 20.00  (9) Intern/Resident $ 20.00  (10) Drug Detection/Canine $ 30.00  (11) Researcher $ 30.00  (12) Sales representative (or medical service representative  or detail person) $ 20.00  (13) Other (schools, laboratories, crime laboratories, coroners,  ambulance services, analytical laboratories, etc.) $ 20.00  (14) Duplicate/Replacement fee $ 5.00  (15) Delinquent fee  (30 days after expiration/assessed per year) $ 10.00  C. All said fees collected in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter shall be deposited in a separate fund and used for the administration and enforcement of this Part, and for education and research as provided by R.S. 40:992, together with any supplemental funds appropriated by the legislature or federal funds or grants received.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 634, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2006, No. 834, §1; Acts 2018, No. 186, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:974 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§974. Licensing

RS 974 - Licensing  A. The Louisiana Board of Pharmacy shall license an applicant to manufacture or distribute controlled dangerous substances included in Schedules I through V of R.S. 40:964 at such fees as it shall determine to be reasonable, unless it determines that the issuance of such license is inconsistent with the public interest. In determining the public interest, the following factors shall be considered:  (1) Maintenance of effective controls against diversion of particular controlled dangerous substances and any Schedule I or II substance compounded therefrom into other than legitimate medical, scientific, or industrial channels.  (2) Compliance with applicable state and local law.  (3) Prior conviction record of applicant under federal or state laws relating to the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of such substances.  (4) Past experience in the manufacture of controlled dangerous substances, and the existence in the establishment of effective controls against diversion.  (5) Such other factors as are relevant to and consistent with the public health and safety.  B. Licenses granted under Subsection A of this Section shall not entitle a licensee to manufacture and distribute controlled dangerous substances in Schedule I or II other than those specified in the license.  C. A license application by a practitioner who wishes to conduct research with a controlled substance shall be referred to the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy. Licensing by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy for the purpose of bona fide research with a controlled dangerous substance by a practitioner deemed qualified by the board may be denied only on a ground specified in R.S. 40:975(A) or on the ground that the applicant's past practice or proposed procedures furnish grounds for the belief that the applicant will abuse or unlawfully transfer such substances from legitimate medical or scientific use.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 634, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2006, No. 834, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:976 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§976. Records of licensees

RS 976 - Records of licensees  Each licensee manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing controlled dangerous substances in Schedule I, II, III, IV, or V shall make a complete and accurate record of all stocks of such dangerous substances on hand. Thereafter, complete and accurate records of all such dangerous substances shall be maintained until the next inventory is made for the next two-year period as required by this Section. At each two-year period after July 29, 1970, at the time of his regular physical inventory, each licensee manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing controlled dangerous substances shall prepare an inventory of each dangerous substance in his possession. Records and inventories shall contain such information as shall be provided by rules and regulations promulgated by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy. This Section shall not apply to practitioners who lawfully prescribe or administer, but do not otherwise dispense, controlled dangerous substances listed in Schedule I, II, III, IV, or V of this Part.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 634, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2006, No. 834, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:977 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§977. Order forms

RS 977 - Order forms Controlled dangerous substances in Schedules I and II shall be distributed only pursuant to an order form. Added by Acts 1972, No. 634, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2006, No. 834, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:978.2.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§978.2.1. Reporting of opioid-related overdoses

RS 978.2.1 - Reporting of opioid-related overdoses  A. For purposes of this Section, the following definitions apply:  (1) "First responders" means the first arriving organized responders with the capability and mission to contain, mitigate, and resolve the emergency at hand such as but not limited to ambulance services, emergency medical service providers, or law enforcement.  (2) "Opioid-related drug overdose" means a fatal or nonfatal condition including extreme physical illness, decreased level of consciousness, respiratory depression, coma, or the ceasing of respiratory or circulatory function resulting from the consumption or use of an opioid, or another substance with which an opioid was combined.  B. First responders may provide reports or documents to the Louisiana Department of Health, office of public health, related to dispatches where an encountered individual was experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose and whether naloxone was administered. The office of public health shall treat any such reports or documents as confidential and such documents shall not be subject to release pursuant to a public records request or subpoena to the Louisiana Department of Health or the office of public health.  Acts 2019, No. 423, §1, eff. June 20, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 40:978.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§978.3. Continuing education for the prescribing of controlled substances

RS 978.3 - Continuing education for the prescribing of controlled substances  A. The continuing education requirement established in this Section shall apply to all practitioners with prescriptive authority in Louisiana that have a controlled dangerous substance license in Louisiana.  B. Each licensing board that regulates practitioners with prescriptive authority in Louisiana shall establish continuing education requirements as a prerequisite to license renewal. Each board shall develop continuing education criteria, to include drug diversion training, best practice prescribing of controlled substances, appropriate treatment for addiction, and any other matters regarding the prescribing of controlled dangerous substances that are deemed appropriate by the board. Rules and regulations to implement this Section shall be promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Such rules shall include all of the following:  (1) Each practitioner with prescriptive authority in Louisiana who holds a controlled dangerous substance license shall obtain three credit hours of continuing education as a prerequisite to license renewal with his professional licensing board. Successful completion of this requirement once shall satisfy the requirement in full.  (2) A practitioner with prescriptive authority in Louisiana who has a controlled dangerous substance license shall be exempt from the continuing education requirements for license renewal established in this Section if he completes and submits to his licensing board a certification form developed by his licensing board attesting that he has not prescribed, administered, or dispensed a controlled dangerous substance during the entire applicable reporting period. The licensing board shall verify the attestation of the prescriber through the prescription monitoring program established in R.S. 40:1001 et seq.  C. The licensing board shall provide its members with information on how to access the continuing education courses as required by this Section and shall retain annual compliance documentation that shall be submitted to the Senate and House committees on health and welfare to demonstrate aggregate prescriber compliance. No license shall be renewed for an individual who fails to comply with the provisions of this Section.  D. The continuing education hours required by this Section shall be considered among the credit hours required of the prescriber by the licensing board on and after August 1, 2017, and shall not be considered an additional requirement to be met by a prescriber.  E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to individuals licensed by the Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine.  Acts 2017, No. 76, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2018; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4; Acts 2018, No. 219, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 40:979 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§979. Attempt and conspiracy

RS 979 - Attempt and conspiracy  Any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense set forth in the provisions of this Part shall, upon conviction, be fined or imprisoned in the same manner as for the offense planned or attempted, but such fine or imprisonment shall not exceed one-half of the longest term of imprisonment prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 634, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 632, §1; Acts 2001, No. 403, §4, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2018, No. 199, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:980 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§980. Additional penalties

RS 980 - Additional penalties  Any penalty imposed for violation of this Part shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any civil or administrative penalty or sanction authorized by law.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 634, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 40:981 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§981. Distribution to persons under age eighteen

RS 981 - Distribution to persons under age eighteen A. Persons over twenty-five to persons under eighteen. Any person who is at least twenty-five years of age, or more, who violates R.S. 40:966 or R.S. 40:967 by distributing a substance, listed in Schedule I or II, which is a narcotic drug, to a person under eighteen years of age, shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment at hard labor for not less than ten nor more than thirty years. B. Any person who is at least eighteen years of age who violates R.S. 40:966 or R.S. 40:967 by distributing a substance listed in Schedule I or II which is a narcotic drug, to a person under eighteen years of age who is at least three years his junior, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a term of imprisonment of not less than five nor more than thirty years. C. Any person who is at least eighteen years of age who violates R.S. 40:966 through R.S. 40:970 by distributing any other controlled dangerous substance listed in Schedules I, II, III, IV, and V, to a person under eighteen years of age who is at least three years his junior, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a term of imprisonment up to one and one-half times the longest term of imprisonment authorized by R.S. 40:966 through R.S. 40:970 or by payment of not more than twice the fine authorized by R.S. 40:966 through R.S. 40:970, or both. Added by Acts 1972, No. 634, §1. Amended by Acts 1973, No. 207, §9; Acts 2001, No. 403, §4, eff. June 15, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 40:981.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§981.1. Distribution to a student

RS 981.1 - Distribution to a student Any person who violates any provision of R.S. 40:966 through 970 by distributing any controlled dangerous substance listed in Schedules I, II, III, IV, and V to any student enrolled in any public or private elementary, secondary, vocational-technical training, special, or postsecondary school or institution in Louisiana shall, upon conviction, be punished by a term of imprisonment of not more than one and one-half times the longest term of imprisonment authorized by the applicable provisions of R.S. 40:966 through 970 or by payment of not more than twice the fine authorized by the applicable provisions of R.S. 40:966 through 970, or both. Acts 1986, No. 1051, §1; Acts 2001, No. 403, §4, eff. June 15, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 40:981.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§981.2. Soliciting minors to produce, manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled dangerous substances

RS 981.2 - Soliciting minors to produce, manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled dangerous substances A. No person eighteen years of age or older shall solicit, procure, or counsel any person under eighteen years of age to produce, manufacture, distribute, or dispense or possess with the intent to produce, manufacture, distribute, or dispense, in violation of any provision of R.S. 40:966 through R.S. 40:970, any controlled dangerous substance listed in Schedules I, II, III, IV, or V, or to distribute or attempt to distribute, in violation of R.S. 40:989, a chemical substance commonly known as "rush". B. Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall upon conviction be punished by a term of imprisonment of not more than one and one-half times the longest term of imprisonment authorized by the applicable provisions of R.S. 40:966 through 970, or by a fine of not more than twice that authorized by such applicable provisions, or both. C. Any person eighteen years of age or older who violates the provisions of this Section by soliciting, procuring, or counseling a person under eighteen years of age to distribute or to attempt to distribute cocaine, oxycodone, heroin, methamphetamine, or methadone in violation of R.S. 40:967(A) or (B) shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment at hard labor for not less than ten nor more than thirty years, at least ten years of which shall be served without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. Acts 1988, No. 885, §1; Acts 1989, No. 372, §1; Acts 1991, No. 837, §1; Acts 2001, No. 403, §4, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2005, No. 337, §1; Acts 2006, No. 68, §1; Acts 2012, No. 616, §1, eff. June 7, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 40:981.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§981.4. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 512, §1.

RS 981.4 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 512, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:982 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§982. Second or subsequent offenses

RS 982 - Second or subsequent offenses  A. Any person convicted of any offense under this Part, if the offense is a second or subsequent offense, shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment that is twice that otherwise authorized or to payment of a fine that is twice that otherwise authorized, or both. If the conviction is for an offense punishable under R.S. 40:966(B), 967(B), 968(B), or 969(B), and if it is the offender's second or subsequent offense, the court may impose, in addition to any term of imprisonment and fine, twice the special parole term otherwise authorized.  B. For purposes of this Section, an offense shall be considered a second or subsequent offense if, prior to the commission of such offense, the offender had at any time been convicted of any violation of this state, the United States, any other state of or any foreign country, relating to the unlawful use, possession, production, manufacturing, distribution, or dispensation of any narcotic drug, marijuana, depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogenic drugs.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 634, §1. Amended by Acts 1973, No. 207, §10; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.