TITLE 54

PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 17

PHARMACISTS

54-1762A.  DRUG DONATION FOR ANIMALS. Notwithstanding any other provision of law:

(1)  An owner or a legal caretaker of an animal may donate a drug that is dispensed for the animal, but will not be used by that animal, to a licensed veterinarian of a veterinary medical facility, as that term is defined in section 54-2103, Idaho Code, if the veterinarian or facility chooses to accept the drug.

(2)  A licensed veterinarian or a veterinary medical facility may accept and reissue drugs donated pursuant to this section and from qualified donors listed in section 54-1704, Idaho Code, if:

(a)  The drug is not expired;

(b)  There is no reason to believe the drug has been adulterated;

(c)  The drug is not a controlled substance; and

(d)  The drug is not a compounded drug.

(3)  A licensed veterinarian or a veterinary medical facility may not resell the donated drug.

(4)  A licensed veterinarian or a veterinary medical facility may, however, reissue the donated drug, without charge, for proper administration to an animal by:

(a)  Another client of the veterinarian or facility who appears to be financially unable to pay for the drug;

(b)  A nonprofit animal shelter; or

(c)  A pound, as that term is defined in section 25-3502, Idaho Code.

History:

[54-1762A, added 2019, ch. 25, sec. 14, p. 50; am. 2021, ch. 54, sec. 37, p. 182; am. 2022, ch. 45, sec. 7, p. 131; am. 2024, ch. 69, sec. 21, p. 354.]