Montana Code 37-7-322. Use of words pharmacy, apothecary, drug store, or chemist shop for advertising
37-7-322. Use of words pharmacy, apothecary, drug store, or chemist shop for advertising. It is unlawful for a person to carry on, conduct, or transact a retail business under a name which contains as a part of the business the words “pharmacy”, “apothecary”, “drug store”, or “chemist shop” or any abbreviation, translation, extension, or variation of those terms or in any manner by advertisement circular or poster, sign, or otherwise to describe or refer to the place of business conducted by that person by the term, abbreviation, translation, extension, or variation unless the business conducted is a pharmacy within the meaning of this chapter and licensed and in the charge of a licensed pharmacist.
Terms Used In Montana Code 37-7-322
- Drug: means a substance:
(a)recognized as a drug in any official compendium or supplement;
(b)intended for use in diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals;
(c)other than food, intended to affect the structure or function of the body of humans or animals; and
(d)intended for use as a component of a substance specified in subsection (16)(a), (16)(b), or (16)(c). See Montana Code 37-7-101
- Person: includes an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity. See Montana Code 37-7-101
- Pharmacist: means a person licensed by the state to engage in the practice of pharmacy and who may affix to the person's name the term "R. See Montana Code 37-7-101
- Pharmacy: means an established location, either physical or electronic, registered by the board where drugs or devices are dispensed with pharmaceutical care or where pharmaceutical care is provided. See Montana Code 37-7-101