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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 270 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 2005, chapter 115<\/a>; in 2008, chapters 79<\/a> and 618<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 300<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":243487,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60281,"identifier":"54.1-3434.4","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/2.1\/54.1-3434.4","url":"\/54.1-3434.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3434.4\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/2.1\/54.1-3434.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibited acts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3434.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It is unlawful for any person<\/span> or entity which is not registered under this article to (i) conduct the business of shipping, mailing, or otherwise delivering Schedule II through VI controlled substances<\/span> into Virginia or (ii) advertise the availability for purchase of any Schedule II through VI controlled substances<\/span> by any citizen of the Commonwealth. Further, it shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> who is a resident of Virginia to advertise the pharmacy services of a nonresident pharmacy or compounding<\/span> services of an outsourcing facility<\/span> that has not registered with the Board<\/span>, with the knowledge that the advertisement<\/span> will or is likely to induce members of the public in the Commonwealth to use the pharmacy or outsourcing facility<\/span> to obtain controlled substances<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any controlled substance<\/span> that is ordered or shipped in violation of any provision of this chapter, shall be considered as contraband and may be seized by any law<\/span>-enforcement officer or any agent<\/span> of the Board<\/span> of Pharmacy. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITED ACTS (\u00a7 54.1-3434.4)\n\nA. It is unlawful for any person or entity which is not registered under this\narticle to (i) conduct the business of shipping, mailing, or otherwise\ndelivering Schedule II through VI controlled substances into Virginia or (ii)\nadvertise the availability for purchase of any Schedule II through VI controlled\nsubstances by any citizen of the Commonwealth. Further, it shall be unlawful for\nany person who is a resident of Virginia to advertise the pharmacy services of a\nnonresident pharmacy or compounding services of an outsourcing facility that has\nnot registered with the Board, with the knowledge that the advertisement will or\nis likely to induce members of the public in the Commonwealth to use the\npharmacy or outsourcing facility to obtain controlled substances.\n\nB. Any controlled substance that is ordered or shipped in violation of any\nprovision of this chapter, shall be considered as contraband and may be seized\nby any law-enforcement officer or any agent of the Board of Pharmacy.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 270; 2005, c. 115; 2008, cc. 79, 618; 2015, c. 300.","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}}