Montana § 50-32-208 Prescription And Medical Requirements For Scheduled Drugs -- Penalty

Montana Statutes

§ 50-32-208 — Prescription And Medical Requirements For Scheduled Drugs -- Penalty

Montana § 50-32-208

Title 50HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 32CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

Part 2Scheduling of Dangerous Drugs

This text of Montana § 50-32-208 (Prescription And Medical Requirements For Scheduled Drugs -- Penalty) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Montana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 50-32-208 (2026).

Text

50-32-208 . Prescription and medical requirements for scheduled drugs -- penalty.

(1)(a) No dangerous drug in Schedule II may be dispensed without the written or electronic prescription of a practitioner.

(b)In emergency situations, as defined by rule of the board, Schedule II drugs may be dispensed upon a practitioner's oral prescription reduced promptly to writing and filed by the pharmacy. Prescriptions must be retained in conformity with the requirements of 50-32-309 . A prescription for a Schedule II drug may not be refilled.

(2)A dangerous drug included in Schedule III or IV, which is a prescription drug as determined under the federal or Montana food, drug, and cosmetic acts, may not be dispensed without a written, electronic, or oral prescription of a practitioner. The prescript

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

50-32-208 . Prescription and medical requirements for scheduled drugs -- penalty. (1) (a) No dangerous drug in Schedule II may be dispensed without the written or electronic prescription of a practitioner.
(b) In emergency situations, as defined by rule of the board, Schedule II drugs may be dispensed upon a practitioner's oral prescription reduced promptly to writing and filed by the pharmacy. Prescriptions must be retained in conformity with the requirements of 50-32-309 . A prescription for a Schedule II drug may not be refilled.
(2) A dangerous drug included in Schedule III or IV, which is a prescription drug as determined under the federal or Montana food, drug, and cosmetic acts, may not be dispensed without a written, electronic, or oral prescription of a practitioner. The prescription may not be filled or refilled more than 6 months after the date of the prescription or be refilled more than five times unless renewed by the practitioner.
(3) A dangerous drug included in Schedule V may not be distributed or dispensed other than for a medical purpose.
(4) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be fined an amount not to exceed $1,000 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 1 year, or both fined and imprisoned.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 22, Ch. 412, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 350, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 54-322; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 37, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 379, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 206, L. 2015.