6804. State board of pharmacy. A state board of pharmacy shall be appointed by the regents on recommendation of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the regents and the department on matters of professional licensing and professional conduct in accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight of this title. The board shall be composed of not less than nine pharmacists licensed in this state for at least five years. An executive secretary to the board shall be appointed by the regents on recommendation of the commissioner and shall be a pharmacist licensed in this state for at least five years. The board shall have power:
a. To regulate the practice of pharmacy and the employment of interns and employees in pharmacies,
b. To regulate and control the sale, distribution, character and standard of drugs, poisons, cosmetics, devices and new drugs,
c. To employ inspectors and chemists,
d. To prevent the sale or distribution of such drugs, poisons, cosmetics, devices and new drugs as do not conform to the provisions of this article or of the public health law,
e. To investigate alleged violations of the provisions of this article, through its own investigative personnel or those of other agencies, to conduct hearings, to levy money penalties, and to bring alleged violations to the notice of the attorney general, and
f. To issue limited permits or registrations.
Last modified: February 3, 2019