Delaware § 518 Physicians, dentists, veterinarians and medical institutions

Delaware Statutes

§ 518 — Physicians, dentists, veterinarians and medical institutions

Delaware § 518

Title4

Ch. 5LICENSES AND TAXES

Subch.Purchase, Sale and Dispensing

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Del. Code tit. 4, § 518 (2026).

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(a)A physician or dentist may purchase alcoholic liquors for professional purposes without a permit or license. A physician may administer alcoholic beverages to a bona fide patient in cases of actual need when in the judgment of the physician the use of alcoholic beverages is necessary.

(b)A veterinarian may purchase alcoholic liquors for professional purposes without a permit or license. A veterinarian may, in the course of the veterinarian’s practice, administer or cause to be administered alcoholic beverages to any animal under treatment.

(c)A person in charge of an institution regularly conducted as a hospital or sanitarium for the care of persons in ill health, or as a home devoted exclusively to the care of aged people, may purchase alcoholic beverages for professional purposes

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(a) A physician or dentist may purchase alcoholic liquors for professional purposes without a permit or license. A physician may administer alcoholic beverages to a bona fide patient in cases of actual need when in the judgment of the physician the use of alcoholic beverages is necessary.

(b) A veterinarian may purchase alcoholic liquors for professional purposes without a permit or license. A veterinarian may, in the course of the veterinarian’s practice, administer or cause to be administered alcoholic beverages to any animal under treatment.

(c) A person in charge of an institution regularly conducted as a hospital or sanitarium for the care of persons in ill health, or as a home devoted exclusively to the care of aged people, may purchase alcoholic beverages for professional purposes without the requirement of a permit or license. Such person may, after obtaining proper permission, administer alcoholic beverages to any bona fide patient of a medical institution who is in need of the same, either by way of external application or otherwise for emergency medical purposes.