1. (a) This section does not apply to:

   1. (1) a physician licensed to practice medicine;
   2. (2) a government unit; or
   3. (3) the otherwise lawful conduct of business between commercial, medical, pharmaceutical, scientific, or government units.
2. (b) Except in accordance with a prescription written by a physician licensed to practice medicine, a person may not sell, dispense, or give to another a drug, medicine, preparation, substance, or a preparation containing a sulfonamide drug to alleviate, treat, or cure venereal disease.

3. (c)

   1. (1) A prescription under subsection (b) of this section shall include:

      1. (i) the physician's signature and address; and
      2. (ii) the date the prescription was written.

   2. (2) The person filling the prescription required under subsection (b) of this section:

      1. (i) shall write on the prescription the date it was filled;
      2. (ii) shall keep the prescription on file for at least 2 years after it was filled;
      3. (iii) shall allow the prescription to be inspected by State and local health authorities; and
      4. (iv) may not refill the prescription except on the order of the physician who wrote the prescription.

4. (d) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding:

   1. (1) $50 for the first violation; and
   2. (2) $250 for each subsequent violation.

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002.

Formerly Art. 27, § 323.