Ohio Code 4729.531 – Limited license to animal shelters for use of drugs for euthanizing animals
(A) The state board of pharmacy may issue a limited license to an animal shelter or county dog warden solely for the purpose of purchasing, possessing, and administering drugs that are distributed in a manufactured dosage form as described in section 4729.532 of the Revised Code. Unless otherwise approved by the board, no such license shall authorize or permit the distribution of these drugs to any person other than the originating wholesale distributor of the drugs. An application for licensure shall include the information the board requires by rule under this section. If the application meets the requirements of the rules adopted under this section, the board shall issue the license.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4729.531
- Animal shelter: means a facility operated by a humane society or any society organized under Chapter 1717 of the Revised Code or a dog pound operated pursuant to Chapter 955 of the Revised Code. See Ohio Code 4729.01
- County dog warden: means a dog warden or deputy dog warden appointed or employed under section 955. See Ohio Code 4729.01
- Person: includes any individual, partnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation, the state, any political subdivision of the state, and any district, department, or agency of the state or its political subdivisions. See Ohio Code 4729.01
- Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- wholesale distributor: means a person engaged in the sale of dangerous drugs at wholesale and includes any agent or employee of such a person authorized by the person to engage in the sale of dangerous drugs at wholesale. See Ohio Code 4729.01
(B) The board, in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code, shall adopt any rules necessary to administer and enforce this section. The rules shall do all of the following:
(1) Require as a condition of licensure that an agent or employee of an animal shelter or an agent or employee of a county dog warden, other than a registered veterinary technician as defined in section 4741.01 of the Revised Code, has successfully completed a euthanasia technician certification course described in section 4729.532 of the Revised Code;
(2) Specify the information the animal shelter or county dog warden must provide the board for issuance or renewal of a license;
(3) Address any other matters the board considers necessary or appropriate for the administration and enforcement of this section.