April 7, 1953
Dr. Geo. W. Cox. M.D. Gvinion No. S-24
State Health C$icer -
State Health Department Re: Applicability of the regis-
Austin, Texas tration requirements of the
Texas Livestock Remedy Act
to manufacturers who sell
Dear Dr. Coxr only to veterinarians.
Your question is substantially as follows:
Does Section12 of Article 192-1,
Vernon's Civil Statutes, exempt from regis-
tration under the Texas Livestock,Remedy
Act manufacturers of live stock remedies
who sell only to veterinarians and not for
resale?
Section 12 of Article 192-1, Vernon's Civil
Statutes, is as follows:
"Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued as being applicable to or interfering
with the compounding and dispensing of vet-
erinarians' prescriptions, nor the dispensing
of drugs or preparations by registered phar-
macists compo~undedat the request of the
purchaser and not intended for the purpose
of resale."
We think that the meaning of the above quoted
Section is clear that manufactured or compounded and
packaged articles of merchandise are not contemplated
or intended to be exempted, but only that veterinarianss
prescriptions and drugs compounded by a registered phar-
macist at the request of the purchaser, not for resale,
are contemplated by the Section quoted. Therefore, you
are advised that the registration requirements of the
Texas Livestock Remedy Act are applicable to manufacturers
who sell only to veterinarians.
Dr. Geo. W. Cox, M.D,, page 2 (S-24)
SUMMARY
The registration requirements of the
Texas Livestock Remedy Act are applicable
to man~ufacturerswho sell only to veterinar-
ians.
Yours very truly,
APPROVED: JOHN BEN SHEPPERD
Attorney General
J. C. Davis, Jr,
County Affairs Division
Willis E. Gresham By 4ike--*
Reviewer B. Duncan Davis
Assistant
Robert S. Trotti
First Assistant
John Ben Shepperd
Attorney General
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