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Each day during which such advertisement appears or such sign is allowed to remain upon or in such place of business shall constitute a separate offense under this section. Upon consultation with the Department of Historic Resources, the Board may grant an exception from this section for such signage on an historic building that formerly housed a drugstore or pharmacy if that building is individually listed as a Virginia Historic Landmark, a contributing property in a Virginia Historic Landmark District, or determined to be eligible for listing by the Department of Historic Resources, provided that the signage relates to the historic character of the building.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":243734,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any place of business which is not a pharmacy as defined in this chapter to advertise or to have upon it or in it as a sign the words, “pharmacy,” “pharmacist,” “apothecary,” “drugstore,” “druggist,” “drugs,” “medicine store,” “drug sundries,” “prescriptions filled” or any like words indicating that drugs are compounded or sold or prescriptions filled. Each day during which such advertisement appears or such sign is allowed to remain upon or in such place of business shall constitute a separate offense under this section. Upon consultation with the Department of Historic Resources, the Board may grant an exception from this section for such signage on an historic building that formerly housed a drugstore or pharmacy if that building is individually listed as a Virginia Historic Landmark, a contributing property in a Virginia Historic Landmark District, or determined to be eligible for listing by the Department of Historic Resources, provided that the signage relates to the historic character of the building.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15232,"edition_id":1,"name":"Permitting of Pharmacies","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13240,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:53:13","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:53:13","permalink":{"id":243439,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15232,"identifier":"2","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/2","url":"\/54.1\/III\/34\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13240,"edition_id":1,"name":"Drug Control Act","identifier":"34","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12758,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:30","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:30","permalink":{"id":243223,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13240,"identifier":"34","token":"54.1\/III\/34","url":"\/54.1\/III\/34\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12758,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12754,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":241105,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12758,"identifier":"III","token":"54.1\/III","url":"\/54.1\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12754,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions and Occupations","identifier":"54.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":239313,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12754,"identifier":"54.1","token":"54.1","url":"\/54.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":76730,"structure_id":15232,"section_number":"54.1-3432","catch_line":"Supervision by pharmacist","url":"\/54.1-3432\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/2\/54.1-3432","metadata":false},{"id":67247,"structure_id":15232,"section_number":"54.1-3433","catch_line":"Certain advertising and signs unlawful","url":"\/54.1-3433\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/2\/54.1-3433","metadata":false},{"id":72686,"structure_id":15232,"section_number":"54.1-3434","catch_line":"Permit to conduct pharmacy","url":"\/54.1-3434\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/2\/54.1-3434","metadata":false},{"id":73909,"structure_id":15232,"section_number":"54.1-3434.01","catch_line":"Notice of pharmacy closing; change of ownership; penalty","url":"\/54.1-3434.01\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/2\/54.1-3434.01","metadata":false},{"id":57997,"structure_id":15232,"section_number":"54.1-3434.02","catch_line":"Automated drug dispensing systems and remote dispensing systems","url":"\/54.1-3434.02\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/2\/54.1-3434.02","metadata":false},{"id":65752,"structure_id":15232,"section_number":"54.1-3434.03","catch_line":"Continuous quality improvement program","url":"\/54.1-3434.03\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/2\/54.1-3434.03","metadata":false},{"id":59011,"structure_id":15232,"section_number":"54.1-3434.04","catch_line":"Automatic review of certain case decisions","url":"\/54.1-3434.04\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/2\/54.1-3434.04","metadata":false},{"id":80945,"structure_id":15232,"section_number":"54.1-3434.05","catch_line":"Permit to act as an outsourcing facility","url":"\/54.1-3434.05\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/2\/54.1-3434.05","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":76730,"structure_id":15232,"section_number":"54.1-3432","catch_line":"Supervision by pharmacist","url":"\/54.1-3432\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/2\/54.1-3432","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":72686,"structure_id":15232,"section_number":"54.1-3434","catch_line":"Permit to conduct pharmacy","url":"\/54.1-3434\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/2\/54.1-3434","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/54.1-3433\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 650; in 1988, chapter 765; in 2005, chapter 97<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":243445,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67247,"identifier":"54.1-3433","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/2\/54.1-3433","url":"\/54.1-3433\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3433\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/2\/54.1-3433","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certain advertising and signs unlawful","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3433","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful for any place of business which is not a pharmacy as defined in this chapter to advertise or to have upon it or in it as a sign the words, “pharmacy,” “pharmacist,” “apothecary,” “drugstore,” “druggist,” “drugs<\/span>,” “medicine store,” “drug<\/span> sundries,” “prescriptions<\/span> filled” or any like words indicating that drugs<\/span> are compounded or sold or prescriptions<\/span> filled. Each day during which such advertisement<\/span> appears or such sign is allowed to remain upon or in such place of business shall constitute a separate offense<\/span> under this section. Upon consultation with the Department of Historic Resources, the Board<\/span> may grant an exception from this section for such signage on an historic building that formerly housed a drugstore or pharmacy if that building is individually listed as a Virginia Historic Landmark, a contributing property in a Virginia Historic Landmark District, or determined to be eligible for listing by the Department of Historic Resources, provided that the signage relates to the historic character of the building.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTAIN ADVERTISING AND SIGNS UNLAWFUL (\u00a7 54.1-3433)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any place of business which is not a pharmacy as\ndefined in this chapter to advertise or to have upon it or in it as a sign the\nwords, “pharmacy,” “pharmacist,”\n“apothecary,” “drugstore,” “druggist,”\n“drugs,” “medicine store,” “drug sundries,”\n“prescriptions filled” or any like words indicating that drugs are\ncompounded or sold or prescriptions filled. Each day during which such\nadvertisement appears or such sign is allowed to remain upon or in such place of\nbusiness shall constitute a separate offense under this section. Upon\nconsultation with the Department of Historic Resources, the Board may grant an\nexception from this section for such signage on an historic building that\nformerly housed a drugstore or pharmacy if that building is individually listed\nas a Virginia Historic Landmark, a contributing property in a Virginia Historic\nLandmark District, or determined to be eligible for listing by the Department of\nHistoric Resources, provided that the signage relates to the historic character\nof the building.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-477; 1970, c. 650, \u00a7 54-524.49; 1988, c. 765; 2005,\nc. 97.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}