Maine § 32 §13751 Registration

Maine Statutes

§ 32 §13751 — Registration

Maine § 32 §13751

Title 32PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Ch. 117MAINE PHARMACY ACT

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 32 §13751 (2026).

Text

1.Licensure. All pharmacies, manufacturers, wholesalers and mail order contact lens suppliers shall annually obtain a license from the board.

2.Classifications. Pharmacies must be licensed in classifications set out in this subsection.

3.Rules. The board shall establish by rule the criteria that each pharmacy must meet to qualify for licensure in each classification designated in subsection 2. The board may issue various types of licenses with varying restrictions to the pharmacies referred to in subsection 2, paragraph A when the board determines it necessary by reason of the type of pharmacy requesting a license. 3-A. Mail order contact lens suppliers. In order to meet the board's minimum licensure requirements, a mail order contact lens supplier must:

4.Nonprescription drugs. It sha

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1.
Licensure.
All pharmacies, manufacturers, wholesalers and mail order contact lens suppliers shall annually obtain a license from the board.
2.
Classifications.
Pharmacies must be licensed in classifications set out in this subsection.
3.
Rules.
The board shall establish by rule the criteria that each pharmacy must meet to qualify for licensure in each classification designated in subsection 2. The board may issue various types of licenses with varying restrictions to the pharmacies referred to in subsection 2, paragraph A when the board determines it necessary by reason of the type of pharmacy requesting a license.
3-A.
Mail order contact lens suppliers.
In order to meet the board's minimum licensure requirements, a mail order contact lens supplier must:
4.
Nonprescription drugs.
It shall be lawful for a person to sell and distribute nonprescription drugs. Any person engaging in the sale and distribution of those items shall not be deemed to be improperly engaged in the practice of pharmacy. No rule may be adopted by the board under this Act which requires the sale of nonprescription drugs by a licensed pharmacist or under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist or otherwise applies to or interferes with the sale and distribution of those medicines.

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 710, §5 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 117, §§10,11 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 42, §§4,5 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 262, §B11 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 402, Pt. DD, §§21-23 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 454, §1 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 136, §1 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 136, §2 (AFF).