Ohio § 4729.531 Limited license to animal shelters for use of drugs for euthanizing animals

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§ 4729.531 — Limited license to animal shelters for use of drugs for euthanizing animals

Ohio § 4729.531

Title 47Occupations-Professions

Ch. 4729Pharmacists; Dangerous Drugs

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4729.531 (2026).

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(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 section4729.532of 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.

(B)The board, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt any rules necessary to a

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(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 section4729.532of 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.

(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 section4741.01of the Revised Code, has successfully completed a euthanasia technician certification course described in section4729.532of 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.