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...All controlled substances, the lawful possession of which is not established or the title to which cannot be ascertained, that have come into the custody of a peace officer, shall be forfeited pursuant to Chapter 2981. of the Revised Code, and, unless any such section provides for a different manner of disposition, shall be disposed of as follows: (A) The court or magistrate having jurisdiction shall order th...

...the conviction of a manufacturer, wholesaler, outsourcing facility, third-party logistics provider, repackager of dangerous drugs, terminal distributor of dangerous drugs, pharmacist, pharmacy intern, registered pharmacy technician, certified pharmacy technician, pharmacy technician trainee, dentist, chiropractor, physician, podiatrist, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, physician assistant, optometrist, or...

...ctice registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, physician assistant, pharmacist, pharmacy intern, pharmacy technician trainee, registered pharmacy technician, certified pharmacy technician, optometrist, veterinarian, or certified mental health assistant who is or becomes addicted to the use of controlled substances shall be suspended by the board that authorized the person's license, certificate, or registration un...

...rous drugs and controlled substances, shall be open for inspection only to federal, state, county, and municipal officers, and employees of the state board of pharmacy whose duty it is to enforce the laws of this state or of the United States relating to controlled substances. Such prescriptions, orders, records, and stocks shall be open for inspection by employees of the state medical board for purposes of enforcing...

...stance. (B) Any law enforcement official may purchase, collect, or possess any controlled substance or may offer to sell any controlled substance, or any counterfeit controlled substance as defined in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code, when the purchase, collection, possession, or offer to sell is necessary to do so in the performance of the official's official duties. This division does not permit a law en...

... the performance of the officer's official duties only if either of the following applies: (1) A peace officer may sell any controlled substance in the performance of the officer's official duties if all of the following apply: (a) Prior approval for the sale has been given by the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the sale takes place, in any manner described in division (B) of this section; (b) Th...

...and Chapter 2925. of the Revised Code shall not apply, except as specifically provided otherwise in those chapters, to the following cases: (A) Where a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs administers or personally furnishes, or where a pharmacist sells at retail, any medicinal preparation that contains in thirty milliliters, or if a solid or semisolid preparation, in thirty grams, of any of th...

...No person shall dispense or sell, under the exemptions of section 3719.15 of the Revised Code to any one person, or for the use of any one person or animal, any preparation included within such section, when he knows, or can by reasonable diligence ascertain, that such dispensing or selling will provide the person to whom or for whose use, or the owner of the animal for the use of which, such preparation is dispense...

...No person shall alter any controlled substance from the original compounded form by evaporation or other means to increase the concentration of narcotic drug contained therein. Altered preparations having a greater concentration of schedule V narcotic drug content than specified under provisions of section 3719.15 of the Revised Code, shall be classified as a schedule III narcotic drug.

... A manufacturer or distributor of, or dealer in, hypodermics or medication packaged in hypodermics, and any authorized agent or employee of that manufacturer, distributor, or dealer, in the regular course of business; (2) A terminal distributor of dangerous drugs, in the regular course of business; (3) A person authorized to administer injections, in the regular course of the person's profession or employment; (4)...

...s, inspectors, and representatives, and all officers within the state, and all prosecuting attorneys, shall enforce Chapters 2925. and 3719. of the Revised Code, except those specifically delegated, and cooperate with all agencies charged with the enforcement of the laws of the United States, of this state, and of all other states, relating to controlled substances. (B) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to ...

...No person shall be prosecuted for a violation of this chapter if the person has been acquitted or convicted under the federal drug abuse control laws of the same act or omission which, it is alleged, constitutes a violation of this chapter.

... Revised Code, the clerk of the court shall pay all fines or forfeited bail assessed and collected under prosecutions or prosecutions commenced for violations of this chapter, section 2923.42 of the Revised Code, or Chapter 2925. of the Revised Code, within thirty days, to the executive director of the state board of pharmacy, and the executive director shall deposit the fines into the state treasury to the credit of...

...Revised Code to keep files or records shall, upon the written request of an officer or employee designated by the state board of pharmacy, make such files or records available to such officer or employee, at all reasonable hours, for inspection and copying, and accord to such officer or employee full opportunity to check the correctness of such files or records, including opportunity to make inventory of all stocks o...

... to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules for administration and enforcement of Chapter 3719. of the Revised Code and prescribing the manner of keeping and the form and content of records to be kept by persons authorized to manufacture, distribute, dispense, conduct research in, prescribe, administer, or otherwise deal with controlled substances. Such rules shall be designed to: (1) Facilitate surveill...

...No person shall leave or deposit dangerous drugs, poisons, or substances containing dangerous drugs or poisons in a common, street, alley, lane, or thoroughfare, or a yard or enclosure occupied by another. Whoever violates this section shall be liable to the person injured for all damages sustained as a result of leaving or depositing the dangerous drugs, poisons, or other substances.

...No person shall leave, throw, or deposit upon the doorstep or premises owned or occupied by another, or hand, give, or deliver to any person, except in a place where it is kept for sale, a patent or proprietary medicine, preparation, pill, tablet, powder, cosmetic, disinfectant, or antiseptic, or a drug or medicine that contains poison or any ingredient that is deleterious to health, as a sample or for the purpose of...

...No person shall knowingly sell or deliver to any person otherwise than in the manner prescribed by laws, or sell or deliver to a minor under sixteen years of age in the manner prescribed by law but without the written order of an adult, any of the following substances or any poisonous compounds, combinations, or preparations thereof: the compounds and salts of antimony, arsenic, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, and z...

...No person shall sell or deliver to another a substance named in section 3719.32 of the Revised Code without having first learned by due inquiry that such person is aware of the poisonous character of such substance and that it is desired for a lawful purpose; or without plainly labeling "poison," and the names of two or more antidotes therefor, upon the box, bottle, or package containing it; or deliver such substance...

... seller or deliverer to be a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs.

... not contain more than one adult medicinal dose of any of those substances; (B) The sulphide of antimony, the oxide or carbonate of zinc, or colors ground in oil and intended for use as paints; (C) Preparations recommended in good faith for diarrhea or cholera, when each bottle or package is accompanied by specific directions for use and a caution against the habitual use of the preparations; (D) Liniments or oint...

...The state board of pharmacy shall enforce sections 3719.30 to 3719.35 of the Revised Code. If the board has information that any of those sections has been violated, it shall investigate, and upon probable cause appearing, shall file a complaint and prosecute the offender. Fines assessed and collected under prosecutions commenced by the board shall be paid to the executive director of the state board of pharmacy, an...

...sed Code are included by whatever official, common, usual, chemical, or trade name designated.

...bstances, the state board of pharmacy shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing schedule I, schedule II, schedule III, schedule IV, and schedule V incorporating the five schedules of controlled substances under the federal drug abuse control laws. The board may include in the schedules any compound, mixture, preparation, or substance that was included in the schedules immedi...

...The state board of pharmacy shall meet in Columbus at least once each fiscal year for the purpose of carrying out its duties under this chapter.