California Business and Professions Code ARTICLE 9 - Hypodermic Needles and Syringes

• Section 4141.
  No person shall furnish hypodermic needles or syringes, by sale or otherwise, without a license issued by the board, except as otherwise provided by this...
• Section 4142.
  Except as otherwise provided by this article, no hypodermic needle or syringe shall be sold at retail except upon the prescription of a physician, dentist,...
• Section 4143.
  This article shall not apply to the sale of hypodermic syringes and needles at wholesale by pharmacies, drug wholesalers, drug manufacturers or manufacturers and dealers...
• Section 4144.5.
  A person may sell or obtain hypodermic needles and hypodermic syringes without a prescription or permit, for uses that the board determines are industrial, and...
• Section 4145.5.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pharmacist or physician may, without a prescription or a permit, furnish hypodermic needles and syringes for human use,...
• Section 4146.
  A pharmacy may accept the return of needles and syringes from the public if contained in a sharps container, as defined in Section 117750 of...
• Section 4147.
  (a) For the purposes of this section, “playground” means any park or outdoor recreational area specifically designed to be used by children that has play equipment...
• Section 4148.5.
  All stocks of hypodermic needles or syringes shall be confiscated if found outside the licensed premises of any person holding a permit under Section 4141...
• Section 4149.
  (a) A nonresident distributor shall not sell or distribute hypodermic needles or syringes in this state without obtaining a license from the board pursuant to Section...

Last modified: October 22, 2018