It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain or attempt to obtain any dangerous drug or to procure or attempt to procure the administration of any dangerous drugs other than a controlled substance:
A. by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation or subterfuge; or
B. by forgery or alteration of a prescription or of any written order; or
C. by the concealment of a material fact; or
D. by the use of a false name or the giving of a false name or the giving of a false address.
History: 1953 Comp., § 54-6-47, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 23, § 22; 1972, ch. 84, § 51.
Cross references. — For definition of "dangerous drugs", see 26-1-2 NMSA 1978.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 26-1-3 - Prohibited acts.
Section 26-1-3.2 - Prescription drug donation.
Section 26-1-4 - Power to enjoin violations.
Section 26-1-5 - Penalty; exemptions.
Section 26-1-7 - Attorney general or district attorney to institute prosecutions.
Section 26-1-8 - Minor violations of act; warnings authorized.
Section 26-1-9 - Addition of poisonous or deleterious substances; color additives.
Section 26-1-10 - Drug or device adulteration.
Section 26-1-11 - Drug or device; misbranding.
Section 26-1-12 - False advertising.
Section 26-1-13 - Packaging and labeling requirements; proprietary preparations.
Section 26-1-14 - New drugs and devices; prerequisites to sale, delivery or giving away; exceptions.
Section 26-1-15 - Dangerous drugs; veterinary use; limitations.
Section 26-1-16 - Dangerous drugs; conditions for sale; prescription refilling; limitations.
Section 26-1-17 - Testing laboratory.
Section 26-1-18 - Promulgating regulations; procedure.
Section 26-1-18.1 - Prescription drug prior authorization protocols.
Section 26-1-19 - Power to make inspections and secure samples.
Section 26-1-21 - Power of board to publish reports and disseminate information.
Section 26-1-22 - Unlawful means of obtaining dangerous drugs enumerated.
Section 26-1-23 - False statements; false pretenses; forgery of labels or prescriptions prohibited.
Section 26-1-24 - Cosmetics; misbranding.