§ 10-102. Venereal disease -- Advertising cure

   (a) Scope of section. -- This section does not apply to:

   (1) a government unit;

   (2) a health or medical agency approved by the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene;

   (3) a medical, pharmaceutical, or other professional publication not publicly distributed; or

   (4) a news item or article published in a newspaper, magazine, or book.

(b) Prohibited. -- A person may not advertise, allow to be advertised, or call to public attention:

   (1) a drug, medicine, preparation, or substance for the treatment, alleviation, or cure of venereal disease; or

   (2) a person from whom or a place where a drug, medicine, preparation, or substance for the treatment, alleviation, or cure of venereal disease may be obtained.

(c) Penalty. -- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $ 500 for each violation.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 322; 2002, ch. 26, § 2.