                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 18.2-265.6)

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:
		&#8220;Department&#8221; means the Department of State Police.
		&#8220;Ephedrine or related compounds&#8221; means ephedrine and
pseudoephedrine base or their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers.
		&#8220;Pharmacy&#8221; means any establishment or institution from which
drugs, medicines, or medicinal chemicals are dispensed or offered for sale or on
which a sign is displayed bearing the words &#8220;apothecary,&#8221;
&#8220;druggist,&#8221; &#8220;drugs,&#8221; &#8220;drug store,&#8221;
&#8220;drug sundries,&#8221; &#8220;medicine store,&#8221;
&#8220;pharmacist,&#8221; &#8220;pharmacy,&#8221; or &#8220;prescriptions
filled&#8221; or any similar words intended to indicate that the practice of
pharmacy is being conducted pursuant to a license issued under Chapter 33 (§
54.1-3300 et seq.) of Title 54.1.
		&#8220;Retail distributor&#8221; means an entity licensed to conduct business
in the Commonwealth that offers for sale to the public at a retail outlet any
nonprescription compound, mixture, or preparation containing ephedrine or
related compounds.
		&#8220;System&#8221; or &#8220;electronic system&#8221; means a real-time
electronic recordkeeping and monitoring system for the sale of ephedrine or
related compounds.

HISTORY: 2012, cc. 160, 252.