§ 10-103. Venereal disease -- Sale of remedy

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

   (1) a physician licensed to practice medicine;

   (2) a government unit; or

   (3) the otherwise lawful conduct of business between commercial, medical, pharmaceutical, scientific, or government units.

(b) Prohibited. -- 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.

(c) Requirements for prescription. --

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

      (i) the physician's signature and address; and

      (ii) the date the prescription was written.

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

      (i) shall write on the prescription the date it was filled;

      (ii) shall keep the prescription on file for at least 2 years after it was filled;

      (iii) shall allow the prescription to be inspected by State and local health authorities; and

      (iv) may not refill the prescription except on the order of the physician who wrote the prescription.

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

   (1) $ 50 for the first violation; and

   (2) $ 250 for each subsequent violation.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 323; 2002, ch. 26, § 2.