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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>368712</law_id><section_number>54.1-3417</section_number><catch_line>Disposing of stocks of Schedules II through V drugs</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="118" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="III">Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="16" identifier="34">Drug Control Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The owner of any stocks of <span class="dictionary">drugs</span> included in <span class="dictionary">Schedules</span> II through V obtained in compliance with this chapter, upon discontinuance of dealing in such <span class="dictionary">drugs</span>, may dispose of such stocks only on an <span class="dictionary">official written order</span> as follows:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> A pharmacy or <span class="dictionary">practitioner</span> or an <span class="dictionary">agent</span> or <span class="dictionary">agents</span> of a pharmacy or <span class="dictionary">practitioner</span> under specific written authorization from the owner of such pharmacy or such <span class="dictionary">practitioner</span>, may dispose of such stocks to a <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span> or wholesaler holding a valid license to deal in such <span class="dictionary">drugs</span>, or to another pharmacy or <span class="dictionary">practitioner</span>. <a id="paragraph-1374113" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3417/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> A <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span> or wholesaler may dispose of such stocks only to a <span class="dictionary">manufacturer</span> or wholesaler holding a valid permit to deal in such <span class="dictionary">drugs</span>. <a id="paragraph-1374114" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3417/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1970, c. 650, &#xA7; 54-524.61; 1976, c. 406; 1988, c. 765.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
