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Section 54-1762A - DRUG DONATION FOR ANIMALS.

ID Code § 54-1762A (2019) (N/A)
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54-1762A. DRUG DONATION FOR ANIMALS. Notwithstanding any other provision of law:

(1) An owner or a legal caretaker of an animal may donate a drug that is dispensed for the animal, but will not be used by that animal, to a licensed veterinarian of a veterinary medical facility, as that term is defined in section 54-2103, Idaho Code, if the veterinarian or facility chooses to accept the drug.

(2) A licensed veterinarian or a veterinary medical facility may accept and reissue drugs donated pursuant to this section and from qualified donors listed in section 54-1762(4), Idaho Code, if:

(a) The drug is not expired;

(b) There is no reason to believe the drug has been adulterated;

(c) The drug is not a controlled substance;

(d) The drug is not a compounded drug; and

(e) If a liquid, the drug is packaged in a single dose in an ampule or vial.

(3) A licensed veterinarian or a veterinary medical facility may not resell the donated drug.

(4) A licensed veterinarian or a veterinary medical facility may, however, reissue the donated drug, without charge, for proper administration to an animal by:

(a) Another client of the veterinarian or facility who appears to be financially unable to pay for the drug;

(b) A nonprofit animal shelter; or

(c) A pound, as that term is defined in section 25-3502, Idaho Code.

History:

[54-1762A, added 2019, ch. 25, sec. 14, p. 50.]

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