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MN Stat § 151.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 151 — Pharmacy Practice And Wholesale Distribution Act|Section 151.34 — Prohibited Acts.

151.34 PROHIBITED ACTS. It shall be unlawful to: (1) manufacture, sell or deliver, hold or offer for sale any drug that is adulterated or misbranded; (2) adulterate or misbrand any drug; (3) receive in commerce any drug that is adulterated or misbranded, and to deliver or proffer delivery thereof for pay or otherwise; (4) refuse to permit entry or inspection, or to permit the taking of a sample, or to permit access to or copying of any record as authorized by this chapter; (5) remove or dispose of a detained or embargoed article in violation of this chapter; (6) alter, mutilate, destroy, obliterate, or remove the whole or any part of the labeling of, or to do any other act with respect to a drug, if such act is done while such drug is held for sale and results in such drug being adulterated or misbranded; (7) use for a person's own advantage or to reveal other than to the board or its authorized representative or to the courts when required in any judicial proceeding under this chapter any information acquired under authority of this chapter concerning any method or process that is a trade secret and entitled to protection; (8) use on the labeling of any drug any representation or suggestion that an application with respect to such drug is effective under the federal act or that such drug complies with such provisions; (9) in the case of a manufacturer, packer, or distributor offering legend drugs for sale within this state, fail to maintain for transmittal or to transmit, to any practitioner licensed by applicable law to administer such drug who makes written request for information as to such drug, true and correct copies of all printed matter that is required to be included in any package in which that drug is distributed or sold, or such other printed matter as is approved under the federal act. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to exempt any person from any labeling requirement imposed by or under provisions of this chapter; (10) conduct a pharmacy without a pharmacist in charge; (11) dispense a legend drug without first obtaining a valid prescription for that drug; (12) conduct a pharmacy without proper registration with the board; (13) practice pharmacy without being licensed to do so by the board; (14) sell at retail federally restricted medical gases without proper registration with the board except as provided in this chapter; or (15) sell any compound, substance, or derivative that is not approved for human consumption by the United States Food and Drug Administration or specifically permitted for human consumption under Minnesota law, and, when introduced into the body, induces an effect similar to that of a Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substance listed in section 152.02, subdivisions 2 and 3, or Minnesota Rules, parts 6800.4210 and 6800.4220, regardless of whether the substance is marketed for the purpose of human consumption. History:  1969 c 933 s 15; 1971 c 25 s 35; 1988 c 550 s 18; 1989 c 314 s 2; 1990 c 412 s 4; 2014 c 285 s 5
MN Stat § 151.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 151 — Pharmacy Practice And Wholesale Distribution Act|Section 151.35 — Drugs, Adulteration.

151.35 DRUGS, ADULTERATION. A drug shall be deemed to be adulterated: (1) if it consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid or decomposed substance; or if it has been produced, prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health, or whereby it may have been contaminated with filth; or if the methods used in, or the facilities or controls used for, its manufacture, processing, packing, or holding do not conform to or are not operated or administered in conformity with current good manufacturing practice as required under the federal act to assure that such drug is safe and has the identity, strength, quality, and purity characteristics, which it purports or is represented to possess; or the facility in which it was produced was not registered by the United States Food and Drug Administration or licensed by the board; or, its container is composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious to health; or it bears or contains, for purposes of coloring only, a color additive which is unsafe within the meaning of the federal act, or it is a color additive, the intended use of which in or on drugs is for the purposes of coloring only, and is unsafe within the meaning of the federal act; (2) if it purports to be or is represented as a drug the name of which is recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia or the National Formulary, and its strength differs from, or its quality or purity falls below, the standard set forth therein. Such determination as to strength, quality, or purity shall be made in accordance with the tests or methods of assay set forth in such compendium, or in the absence of or inadequacy of such tests or methods of assay, those prescribed under authority of the federal act. No drug defined in the United States Pharmacopoeia or the National Formulary shall be deemed to be adulterated under this paragraph because it differs from the standard of strength, quality, or purity therefor set forth in such compendium, if its difference in strength, quality, or purity from such standard is plainly stated on its label; (3) if it is not subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) and its strength differs from, or its purity or quality differs from that which it purports or is represented to possess; (4) if any substance has been mixed or packed therewith so as to reduce its quality or strength, or substituted wholly or in part therefor. History:  1969 c 933 s 16; 2014 c 285 s 6
MN Stat § 151.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 151 — Pharmacy Practice And Wholesale Distribution Act|Section 151.36 — Drugs, Misbranding.

151.36 DRUGS, MISBRANDING. A drug shall be deemed to be misbranded: (1) if its labeling is false or misleading in any particular; (2) if in package form and not dispensed pursuant to a prescription unless it bears a label containing (a) the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor, (b) a statement of ingredients, and (c) an accurate statement of the net quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count, provided, however, that under (c) reasonable variations shall be permitted, and exceptions as to small packages shall be allowed in accordance with the federal act; (3) if any word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of this chapter to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness (as compared with other words, statements, designs or devices, in the labeling) and in such terms as to render it to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use; (4) if it otherwise fails to meet the labeling requirements of the federal act. History:  1969 c 933 s 17; 2014 c 285 s 7
MN Stat § 151.361 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 151 — Pharmacy Practice And Wholesale Distribution Act|Section 151.361 — Manufacturer Disclosure.

151.361 MANUFACTURER DISCLOSURE. Subdivision 1. After January 1, 1976. The manufacturer, packager, or distributor of any human use legend drug sold, delivered, or offered for sale in the state of Minnesota after January 1, 1976 must have printed on the label on the immediate container of the drug the name and address of the manufacturer of the finished dosage form of the drug. Subd. 2. After January 1, 1983. (a) No legend drug in solid oral dosage form may be manufactured, packaged or distributed for sale in this state after January 1, 1983 unless it is clearly marked or imprinted with a symbol, number, company name, words, letters, national drug code or other mark uniquely identifiable to that drug product. An identifying mark or imprint made as required by federal law or by the federal Food and Drug Administration shall be deemed to be in compliance with this section. (b) The Board of Pharmacy may grant exemptions from the requirements of this section on its own initiative or upon application of a manufacturer, packager, or distributor indicating size or other characteristics that render the product impractical for the imprinting required by this section. Subd. 3. Penalty. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall subject a drug to embargo in accordance with section 151.38. History:  1975 c 101 s 4; 1981 c 206 s 1; 2014 c 291 art 5 s 12
MN Stat § 151.38 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 151 — Pharmacy Practice And Wholesale Distribution Act|Section 151.38 — Embargoes.

151.38 EMBARGOES. (1) Whenever a duly authorized agent of the board finds or has probable cause to believe that any drug or medicine is adulterated, or so misbranded as to be dangerous or fraudulent, or is being sold, delivered, or offered for sale in violation of section 151.361, the agent shall affix thereto an appropriate marking, giving notice that the article is, or is suspected of being, adulterated, misbranded or sold, delivered, or offered for sale in violation of section 151.361 and has been embargoed, and warning that it is unlawful for any person to remove or dispose of the embargoed article by sale or otherwise without permission from the agent or the court. (2) When an embargoed article has been found by the agent to be adulterated or misbranded, or is being sold, delivered, or offered for sale in violation of section 151.361, the board shall, within 30 days, petition the district court in whose jurisdiction the article is embargoed for an order of condemnation. When an embargoed article is not so found by the agent, the agent shall remove the marking. (3) If the court finds that an embargoed article is adulterated or misbranded, or is being sold, delivered, or offered for sale in violation of section 151.361, the article shall be destroyed at the expense of the claimant thereof, who shall also pay all court costs and fees, storage and other proper expenses. If the adulteration or misbranding, or lack of manufacturer disclosure as required by section 151.361 can be corrected by proper labeling or processing of the article, or by filing the proper documents with the court, the court, after the costs, fees, and expenses have been paid and a sufficient bond has been executed, may order that the article be delivered to the claimant for labeling, processing or filing under supervision of an agent of the board. The expense of the supervision shall be paid by claimant. The bond shall be returned to the claimant on the representation to the court by the board that the article is no longer in violation of this chapter and that the expenses of supervision have been paid. History:  1969 c 933 s 19; 1975 c 101 s 5; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 151.39 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 151 — Pharmacy Practice And Wholesale Distribution Act|Section 151.39 — Distressed Drugs.

151.39 DISTRESSED DRUGS. Subdivision 1. Definition. Distressed drugs shall mean drugs or medicines which have been subjected to accident, fire, flood, adverse temperatures, or other physical influences which could affect the potency, quality, purity, or efficacy of such drug or medicine could otherwise cause the drug or medicine to be adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the provisions of this chapter. Subd. 2. Prohibition. No person shall sell, barter, vend, give away, or exchange distressed drugs until the board has determined that such drugs are not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of this chapter. Subd. 3. Notification. Every person who owns or controls distressed drugs shall immediately notify the board of the existence of such drugs and the location thereof and the board shall promptly cause an inspection and examination to be made of such drugs. Subd. 3a. Importation. No person may import distressed drugs into this state without notification to the board of the source, destination, kind and quantity of such drugs. Such drugs may not be sold or offered for sale without written approval of the board. The board shall grant such approval when the applicant has clearly demonstrated that such distressed drugs were inspected on the site within a reasonable period after the occurrence set forth in subdivision 1 by an agency of the foreign state satisfactory to the board and the furnishing of a written certification by such agency in such form as is satisfactory to the board indicating that there is no reasonable cause to believe the drugs are not adulterated or misbranded. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the board from exerting its authority and rights set forth in section 151.38 after such drugs have entered this state. Subd. 4. Board certification. The board shall, within 30 days of such notification, indicate whether or not it has probable cause to believe that such drugs are adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of this chapter. If the board determines that no such probable cause exists, it shall furnish the owner or person having control of such drugs a written certificate to that effect. If the board has probable cause to believe that the drugs are adulterated or misbranded, it shall follow the procedure set forth in section 151.38. History:  1969 c 933 s 20; 1971 c 24 s 14; 1973 c 639 s 10; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 151.43 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 151 — Pharmacy Practice And Wholesale Distribution Act|Section 151.43 — Scope.

151.43 SCOPE. Sections 151.43 to 151.471 apply to any person engaging in the wholesale distribution of drugs within the state and to persons operating as third-party logistics providers. History:  1990 c 526 s 6; 1990 c 568 art 2 s 21; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 10 s 43; 2020 c 83 art 1 s 42
MN Stat § 151.46 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 151 — Pharmacy Practice And Wholesale Distribution Act|Section 151.46 — Prohibited Drug Purchases Or Receipt.

151.46 PROHIBITED DRUG PURCHASES OR RECEIPT. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly purchase or receive a prescription drug from a source other than a person or entity licensed under the laws of the state, except where otherwise provided. Licensed wholesale drug distributors and licensed third-party logistics providers shall not dispense or distribute drugs directly to patients. A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  1990 c 526 s 9; 1990 c 568 art 2 s 24; 1Sp2019 c 9 art 10 s 45
MN Stat § 151.461 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 151 — Pharmacy Practice And Wholesale Distribution Act|Section 151.461 — Gifts To Practitioners Prohibited.

151.461 GIFTS TO PRACTITIONERS PROHIBITED. It is unlawful for any manufacturer or wholesale drug distributor, or any agent thereof, to offer or give any gift of value to a practitioner. A medical device manufacturer that distributes drugs as an incidental part of its device business shall not be considered a manufacturer, a wholesale drug distributor, or agent under this section. As used in this section, "gift" does not include: (1) professional samples of a drug provided to a prescriber for free distribution to patients; (2) items with a total combined retail value, in any calendar year, of not more than $50; (3) a payment to the sponsor of a medical conference, professional meeting, or other educational program, provided the payment is not made directly to a practitioner and is used solely for bona fide educational purposes; (4) reasonable honoraria and payment of the reasonable expenses of a practitioner who serves on the faculty at a professional or educational conference or meeting; (5) compensation for the substantial professional or consulting services of a practitioner in connection with a genuine research project; (6) publications and educational materials; or (7) salaries or other benefits paid to employees. History:   1993 c 345 art 5 s 11
MN Stat § 151.56 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 151 — Pharmacy Practice And Wholesale Distribution Act|Section 151.56 — County Return Of Unused Drugs Or Medical Devices.

151.56 COUNTY RETURN OF UNUSED DRUGS OR MEDICAL DEVICES. Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 6800.2700, pharmacies may accept returns of and redispense unopened, unused drugs in board-approved unit dose packaging and medical devices from county jails and juvenile correctional facilities. In order to return unused drugs and medical devices, the county jail or juvenile correctional facility must have a correctional employee trained in the delivery and storage of medications on hand 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and the medication must be stored in a secured locked storage locker. History:  2007 c 103 s 4; 2008 c 321 s 6
MN Stat § 152.024 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 152 — Drugs; Controlled Substances|Section 152.024 — Controlled Substance Crime In The Fourth Degree.

152.024 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE CRIME IN THE FOURTH DEGREE. Subdivision 1. Sale crimes. A person is guilty of controlled substance crime in the fourth degree if: (1) the person unlawfully sells one or more mixtures containing a controlled substance classified in Schedule I, II, or III, except marijuana or Tetrahydrocannabinols; (2) the person unlawfully sells one or more mixtures containing a controlled substance classified in Schedule IV or V to a person under the age of 18; (3) the person conspires with or employs a person under the age of 18 to unlawfully sell a controlled substance classified in Schedule IV or V; or (4) the person unlawfully sells any amount of marijuana or Tetrahydrocannabinols in a school zone, a park zone, a public housing zone, or a drug treatment facility, except a small amount for no remuneration. Subd. 2. Possession crimes. A person is guilty of controlled substance crime in the fourth degree if: (1) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures containing phencyclidine or hallucinogen, it is packaged in dosage units, and equals ten or more dosage units; or (2) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures containing a controlled substance classified in Schedule I, II, or III, except marijuana or Tetrahydrocannabinols, with the intent to sell it. Subd. 3. Penalty. A person convicted under subdivision 1 or 2 may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $100,000, or both. History:  1989 c 290 art 3 s 11; 1990 c 602 art 7 s 5; 1991 c 279 s 6; 1993 c 326 art 13 s 8; 1995 c 244 s 4; 1997 c 239 art 4 s 12; 2016 c 160 s 6
MN Stat § 152.025 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 152 — Drugs; Controlled Substances|Section 152.025 — Controlled Substance Crime In The Fifth Degree.

152.025 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE CRIME IN THE FIFTH DEGREE. Subdivision 1. Sale crimes. A person is guilty of a controlled substance crime in the fifth degree and upon conviction may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 4 if: (1) the person unlawfully sells one or more mixtures containing marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols, except a small amount of marijuana for no remuneration; or (2) the person unlawfully sells one or more mixtures containing a controlled substance classified in Schedule IV. Subd. 2. Possession and other crimes. A person is guilty of controlled substance crime in the fifth degree and upon conviction may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 4 if: (1) the person unlawfully possesses one or more mixtures containing a controlled substance classified in Schedule I, II, III, or IV, except a small amount of marijuana; or (2) the person procures, attempts to procure, possesses, or has control over a controlled substance by any of the following means: (i) fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge; (ii) using a false name or giving false credit; or (iii) falsely assuming the title of, or falsely representing any person to be, a manufacturer, wholesaler, pharmacist, physician, doctor of osteopathic medicine licensed to practice medicine, dentist, podiatrist, veterinarian, or other authorized person for the purpose of obtaining a controlled substance. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2009 c 83 art 3 s 24] Subd. 4. Penalty. (a) A person convicted under the provisions of subdivision 2, clause (1), who has not been previously convicted of a violation of this chapter or a similar offense in another jurisdiction, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if: (1) the amount of the controlled substance possessed, other than heroin, is less than 0.25 grams or one dosage unit or less if the controlled substance was possessed in dosage units; or (2) the controlled substance possessed is heroin and the amount possessed is less than 0.05 grams. (b) A person convicted under the provisions of subdivision 1; subdivision 2, clause (1), unless the conduct is described in paragraph (a); or subdivision 2, clause (2), may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. History:  1989 c 290 art 3 s 12; 1990 c 602 art 7 s 6; 1992 c 359 s 9; 1993 c 326 art 13 s 9; 1995 c 244 s 5; 2009 c 83 art 3 s 3,4; 2010 c 382 s 35; 2016 c 119 s 7; 2016 c 160 s 7
MN Stat § 152.026 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 152 — Drugs; Controlled Substances|Section 152.026 — Mandatory Sentences.

152.026 MANDATORY SENTENCES. A defendant convicted and sentenced to a mandatory sentence under section 152.021 or 152.022 is not eligible for probation, parole, discharge, or supervised release until that person has served the full term of imprisonment as provided by law, notwithstanding sections 242.19, 243.05, 609.12, and 609.135. "Term of imprisonment" has the meaning given in section 244.01, subdivision 8. History:  1989 c 290 art 3 s 13; 1993 c 326 art 13 s 10; 2005 c 136 art 7 s 21; 2016 c 160 s 8
MN Stat § 152.0261 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 152 — Drugs; Controlled Substances|Section 152.0261 — Importing Controlled Substances Across State Borders.

152.0261 IMPORTING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACROSS STATE BORDERS. Subdivision 1. Felony. A person who crosses a state or international border into Minnesota while in possession of an amount of a controlled substance that constitutes a first-degree controlled substance crime under section 152.021, subdivision 2, is guilty of importing controlled substances and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3. Subd. 1a. Use of person under 18 to import. A person who conspires with or employs a person under the age of 18 to cross a state or international border into Minnesota while that person or the person under the age of 18 is in possession of an amount of a controlled substance that constitutes a controlled substance crime under sections 152.021 to 152.025 and 152.0262, with the intent to obstruct the criminal justice process, is guilty of importing controlled substances and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3. Subd. 2. Jurisdiction. A violation of this section may be charged, indicted, and tried in any county, but not more than one county, into or through which the actor has brought the controlled substance. Subd. 3. Penalty. A person convicted of violating this section is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 35 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,250,000, or both. History:  1990 c 602 art 7 s 7; 1998 c 367 art 4 s 4,5; 2005 c 136 art 7 s 21