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Fla. Stat. § 859.08 — Penalty for selling adulterated drugs
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 859: Poisons; Adulterated Drugs, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 859.08
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
Every registered pharmacist, and the owner or proprietor of any store dealing in drugs or medicines, shall be held responsible for the quality of all drugs, chemicals, or medicines he or she may sell or dispense, with the exception of those sold in the original packages of the manufacturer and those known as proprietary; and any person who fraudulently adulterates, for the purpose of sale, any drug or medicine or sells any fraudulently adulterated drug or medicine, knowing the same to be adulterated, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and such adulterated drugs and medicine shall be forfeited and destroyed under the direction of the court; and if the offender be a registered pharmacist, his or her name shall be stricken from the register.
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Questions this section answers
Is penalty for selling adulterated drugs a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Penalty for selling adulterated drugs is a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 859.08.
Which Florida statute covers penalty for selling adulterated drugs?
Penalty for selling adulterated drugs is governed by Fla. Stat. § 859.08 (Penalty for selling adulterated drugs).
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