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Chapter 481 - Texas Controlled Substances Act
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 481.001. Short Title - Sec. 481.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 481.002. Definitions - Sec. 481.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Administer" means to...
Section 481.003. Rules - Sec. 481.003. RULES. (a) The director may adopt rules to...
Subchapter B. Schedules
Section 481.031. Nomenclature - Sec. 481.031. NOMENCLATURE. Controlled substances listed in Schedules I through...
Section 481.032. Schedules - Sec. 481.032. SCHEDULES. (a) The commissioner shall establish and modify...
Section 481.033. Exclusion From Schedules and Application of Act - Sec. 481.033. EXCLUSION FROM SCHEDULES AND APPLICATION OF ACT. (a)...
Section 481.034. Establishment and Modification of Schedules by Commissioner - Sec. 481.034. ESTABLISHMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SCHEDULES BY COMMISSIONER. (a)...
Section 481.035. Findings - Sec. 481.035. FINDINGS. (a) The commissioner shall place a substance...
Section 481.0355. Emergency Scheduling; Legislative Report - Sec. 481.0355. EMERGENCY SCHEDULING; LEGISLATIVE REPORT. (a) Except as otherwise...
Section 481.036. Publication of Schedules - Sec. 481.036. PUBLICATION OF SCHEDULES. (a) The commissioner shall publish...
Section 481.037. Carisoprodol - Sec. 481.037. CARISOPRODOL. Schedule IV includes carisoprodol. Added by Acts...
Subchapter C. Regulation of Manufacture, Distribution, and Dispensation of Controlled Substances, Chemical Precursors, and Chemical Laboratory Apparatus
Section 481.061. Federal Registration Required - Sec. 481.061. FEDERAL REGISTRATION REQUIRED. (a) Except as otherwise provided...
Section 481.062. Exemptions - Sec. 481.062. EXEMPTIONS. (a) The following persons may possess a...
Section 481.0621. Exceptions - Sec. 481.0621. EXCEPTIONS. (a) This subchapter does not apply to...
Section 481.065. Authorization for Certain Activities - Sec. 481.065. AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES. (a) The director may...
Section 481.067. Records - Sec. 481.067. RECORDS. (a) A person who is registered with...
Section 481.068. Confidentiality - Sec. 481.068. CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) The director may authorize a person...
Section 481.070. Administering or Dispensing Schedule I Controlled Substance - Sec. 481.070. ADMINISTERING OR DISPENSING SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. Except...
Section 481.071. Medical Purpose Required Before Prescribing, Dispensing, Delivering, or Administering Controlled Substance - Sec. 481.071. MEDICAL PURPOSE REQUIRED BEFORE PRESCRIBING, DISPENSING, DELIVERING, OR...
Section 481.072. Medical Purpose Required Before Distributing or Dispensing Schedule v Controlled Substance - Sec. 481.072. MEDICAL PURPOSE REQUIRED BEFORE DISTRIBUTING OR DISPENSING SCHEDULE...
Section 481.074. Prescriptions - Sec. 481.074. PRESCRIPTIONS. (a) A pharmacist may not: (1) dispense...
Section 481.075. Schedule Ii Prescriptions - Sec. 481.075. SCHEDULE II PRESCRIPTIONS. (a) A practitioner who prescribes...
Section 481.0755. Written, Oral, and Telephonically Communicated Prescriptions - Sec. 481.0755. WRITTEN, ORAL, AND TELEPHONICALLY COMMUNICATED PRESCRIPTIONS. (a) Notwithstanding...
Section 481.0756. Waivers From Electronic Prescribing - Sec. 481.0756. WAIVERS FROM ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING. (a) The appropriate regulatory...
Section 481.076. Official Prescription Information; Duties of Texas State Board of Pharmacy - Sec. 481.076. OFFICIAL PRESCRIPTION INFORMATION; DUTIES OF TEXAS STATE BOARD...
Section 481.0761. Rules; Authority to Contract - Sec. 481.0761. RULES; AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. (a) The board shall...
Section 481.0762. Monitoring by Regulatory Agency - Sec. 481.0762. MONITORING BY REGULATORY AGENCY. (a) Each regulatory agency...
Section 481.0763. Registration by Regulatory Agency - Sec. 481.0763. REGISTRATION BY REGULATORY AGENCY. A regulatory agency that...
Section 481.07635. Continuing Education - Sec. 481.07635. CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) A person authorized to receive...
Section 481.07636. Opioid Prescription Limits - Sec. 481.07636. OPIOID PRESCRIPTION LIMITS. (a) In this section, "acute...
Section 481.0764. Duties of Prescribers, Pharmacists, and Related Health Care Practitioners - Sec. 481.0764. DUTIES OF PRESCRIBERS, PHARMACISTS, AND RELATED HEALTH CARE...
Section 481.0765. Exceptions - Sec. 481.0765. EXCEPTIONS. (a) A prescriber is not subject to...
Section 481.0766. Reports of Wholesale Distributors - Sec. 481.0766. REPORTS OF WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS. (a) A wholesale distributor...
Section 481.0767. Advisory Committee - Sec. 481.0767. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The board shall establish an...
Section 481.0768. Administrative Penalty: Disclosure or Use of Information - Sec. 481.0768. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: DISCLOSURE OR USE OF INFORMATION. (a)...
Section 481.0769. Criminal Offenses Related to Prescription Information - Sec. 481.0769. CRIMINAL OFFENSES RELATED TO PRESCRIPTION INFORMATION. (a) A...
Section 481.077. Chemical Precursor Records and Reports - Sec. 481.077. CHEMICAL PRECURSOR RECORDS AND REPORTS. (a) Except as...
Section 481.0771. Records and Reports on Pseudoephedrine - Sec. 481.0771. RECORDS AND REPORTS ON PSEUDOEPHEDRINE. (a) A wholesaler...
Section 481.080. Chemical Laboratory Apparatus Record-Keeping Requirements - Sec. 481.080. CHEMICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS RECORD-KEEPING REQUIREMENTS. (a) A manufacturer,...
Subchapter D. Offenses and Penalties
Section 481.101. Criminal Classification - Sec. 481.101. CRIMINAL CLASSIFICATION. For the purpose of establishing criminal...
Section 481.102. Penalty Group 1 - Sec. 481.102. PENALTY GROUP 1. Penalty Group 1 consists of:...
Section 481.1021. Penalty Group 1-A - Sec. 481.1021. PENALTY GROUP 1-A. (a) Penalty Group 1-A consists...
Section 481.1022. Penalty Group 1-B - Sec. 481.1022. PENALTY GROUP 1-B. Penalty Group 1-B consists of...
Section 481.103. Penalty Group 2 - Sec. 481.103. PENALTY GROUP 2. (a) Penalty Group 2 consists...
Section 481.1031. Penalty Group 2-A - Sec. 481.1031. PENALTY GROUP 2-A. (a) In this section: (1)...
Section 481.104. Penalty Group 3 - Sec. 481.104. PENALTY GROUP 3. (a) Penalty Group 3 consists...
Section 481.105. Penalty Group 4 - Sec. 481.105. PENALTY GROUP 4. Penalty Group 4 consists of:...
Section 481.106. Classification of Controlled Substance Analogue - Sec. 481.106. CLASSIFICATION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ANALOGUE. For the purposes...
Section 481.108. Preparatory Offenses - Sec. 481.108. PREPARATORY OFFENSES. Title 4, Penal Code, applies to...
Section 481.111. Exemptions - Sec. 481.111. EXEMPTIONS. (a) The provisions of this chapter relating...
Section 481.112. Offense: Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group 1 - Sec. 481.112. OFFENSE: MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY...
Section 481.1121. Offense: Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group 1-A - Sec. 481.1121. OFFENSE: MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY...
Section 481.1122. Manufacture of Substance in Penalty Group 1: Presence of Child - Sec. 481.1122. MANUFACTURE OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 1: PRESENCE...
Section 481.1123. Offense: Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group 1-B - Sec. 481.1123. OFFENSE: MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY...
Section 481.113. Offense: Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group 2 or 2-A - Sec. 481.113. OFFENSE: MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY...
Section 481.1131. Cause of Action for Sale or Provision of Synthetic Cannabinoid - Sec. 481.1131. CAUSE OF ACTION FOR SALE OR PROVISION OF...
Section 481.114. Offense: Manufacture or Delivery of Substance in Penalty Group 3 or 4 - Sec. 481.114. OFFENSE: MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY...
Section 481.115. Offense: Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 1 or 1-B - Sec. 481.115. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 1...
Section 481.1151. Offense: Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 1-A - Sec. 481.1151. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 1-A....
Section 481.116. Offense: Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 2 - Sec. 481.116. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 2....
Section 481.1161. Offense: Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 2-A - Sec. 481.1161. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 2-A....
Section 481.117. Offense: Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 3 - Sec. 481.117. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 3....
Section 481.118. Offense: Possession of Substance in Penalty Group 4 - Sec. 481.118. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 4....
Section 481.119. Offense: Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession of Miscellaneous Substances - Sec. 481.119. OFFENSE: MANUFACTURE, DELIVERY, OR POSSESSION OF MISCELLANEOUS SUBSTANCES....
Section 481.1191. Civil Liability for Engaging in or Aiding in Production, Distribution, Sale, or Provision of Synthetic Substances - Sec. 481.1191. CIVIL LIABILITY FOR ENGAGING IN OR AIDING IN...
Section 481.120. Offense: Delivery of Marihuana - Sec. 481.120. OFFENSE: DELIVERY OF MARIHUANA. (a) Except as authorized...
Section 481.121. Offense: Possession of Marihuana - Sec. 481.121. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA. (a) Except as authorized...
Section 481.122. Offense: Delivery of Controlled Substance or Marihuana to Child - Sec. 481.122. OFFENSE: DELIVERY OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OR MARIHUANA TO...
Section 481.123. Defense to Prosecution for Offense Involving Controlled Substance Analogue - Sec. 481.123. DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION FOR OFFENSE INVOLVING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE...
Section 481.124. Offense: Possession or Transport of Certain Chemicals With Intent to Manufacture Controlled Substance - Sec. 481.124. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OR TRANSPORT OF CERTAIN CHEMICALS WITH...
Section 481.1245. Offense: Possession or Transport of Anhydrous Ammonia; Use of or Tampering With Equipment - Sec. 481.1245. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OR TRANSPORT OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA; USE...
Section 481.125. Offense: Possession or Delivery of Drug Paraphernalia - Sec. 481.125. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OR DELIVERY OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. (a)...
Section 481.126. Offense: Illegal Barter, Expenditure, or Investment - Sec. 481.126. OFFENSE: ILLEGAL BARTER, EXPENDITURE, OR INVESTMENT. (a) A...
Section 481.127. Offense: Unauthorized Disclosure of Information - Sec. 481.127. OFFENSE: UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. (a) A person...
Section 481.128. Offense and Civil Penalty: Commercial Matters - Sec. 481.128. OFFENSE AND CIVIL PENALTY: COMMERCIAL MATTERS. (a) A...
Section 481.1285. Offense: Diversion of Controlled Substance by Registrants, Dispensers, and Certain Other Persons - Sec. 481.1285. OFFENSE: DIVERSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE BY REGISTRANTS, DISPENSERS,...
Section 481.129. Offense: Fraud - Sec. 481.129. OFFENSE: FRAUD. (a) A person commits an offense...
Section 481.130. Penalties Under Other Law - Sec. 481.130. PENALTIES UNDER OTHER LAW. A penalty imposed for...
Section 481.131. Offense: Diversion of Controlled Substance Property or Plant - Sec. 481.131. OFFENSE: DIVERSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PROPERTY OR PLANT....
Section 481.132. Multiple Prosecutions - Sec. 481.132. MULTIPLE PROSECUTIONS. (a) In this section, "criminal episode"...
Section 481.133. Offense: Falsification of Drug Test Results - Sec. 481.133. OFFENSE: FALSIFICATION OF DRUG TEST RESULTS. (a) A...
Section 481.134. Drug-Free Zones - Sec. 481.134. DRUG-FREE ZONES. (a) In this section: (1) "Minor"...
Section 481.135. Maps as Evidence of Location or Area - Sec. 481.135. MAPS AS EVIDENCE OF LOCATION OR AREA. (a)...
Section 481.136. Offense: Unlawful Transfer or Receipt of Chemical Precursor - Sec. 481.136. OFFENSE: UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OR RECEIPT OF CHEMICAL PRECURSOR....
Section 481.137. Offense: Transfer of Precursor Substance for Unlawful Manufacture - Sec. 481.137. OFFENSE: TRANSFER OF PRECURSOR SUBSTANCE FOR UNLAWFUL MANUFACTURE....
Section 481.138. Offense: Unlawful Transfer or Receipt of Chemical Laboratory Apparatus - Sec. 481.138. OFFENSE: UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OR RECEIPT OF CHEMICAL LABORATORY...
Section 481.139. Offense: Transfer of Chemical Laboratory Apparatus for Unlawful Manufacture - Sec. 481.139. OFFENSE: TRANSFER OF CHEMICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR UNLAWFUL...
Section 481.140. Use of Child in Commission of Offense - Sec. 481.140. USE OF CHILD IN COMMISSION OF OFFENSE. (a)...
Section 481.141. Manufacture or Delivery of Controlled Substance Causing Death or Serious Bodily Injury - Sec. 481.141. MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE CAUSING DEATH...
Subchapter E. Forfeiture
Section 481.151. Definitions - Sec. 481.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Controlled substance property"...
Section 481.152. Seizure, Summary Forfeiture, and Summary Destruction or Other Disposition of Controlled Substance Plants - Sec. 481.152. SEIZURE, SUMMARY FORFEITURE, AND SUMMARY DESTRUCTION OR OTHER...
Section 481.153. Seizure, Summary Forfeiture, and Summary Destruction or Other Disposition of Controlled Substance Property - Sec. 481.153. SEIZURE, SUMMARY FORFEITURE, AND SUMMARY DESTRUCTION OR OTHER...
Section 481.154. Rules - Sec. 481.154. RULES. (a) The director may adopt reasonable rules...
Section 481.159. Disposition of Controlled Substance Property or Plant - Sec. 481.159. DISPOSITION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PROPERTY OR PLANT. (a)...
Section 481.160. Disposition of Excess Quantities - Sec. 481.160. DISPOSITION OF EXCESS QUANTITIES. (a) If a controlled...
Section 481.161. Disposition of Controlled Substance Property or Plant in Lieu of Destruction - Sec. 481.161. DISPOSITION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PROPERTY OR PLANT IN...
Subchapter F. Inspections, Evidence, and Miscellaneous Law Enforcement Provisions
Section 481.181. Inspections - Sec. 481.181. INSPECTIONS. (a) The director may enter controlled premises...
Section 481.182. Evidentiary Rules Relating to Offer of Delivery - Sec. 481.182. EVIDENTIARY RULES RELATING TO OFFER OF DELIVERY. For...
Section 481.183. Evidentiary Rules Relating to Drug Paraphernalia - Sec. 481.183. EVIDENTIARY RULES RELATING TO DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. (a) In...
Section 481.184. Burden of Proof; Liabilities - Sec. 481.184. BURDEN OF PROOF; LIABILITIES. (a) The state is...
Section 481.185. Arrest Reports - Sec. 481.185. ARREST REPORTS. (a) Each law enforcement agency in...
Section 481.186. Cooperative Arrangements - Sec. 481.186. COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS. (a) The director shall cooperate with...
Subchapter G. Therapeutic Research Program
Section 481.201. Research Program; Review Board - Sec. 481.201. RESEARCH PROGRAM; REVIEW BOARD. (a) The executive commissioner...
Section 481.202. Review Board Powers and Duties - Sec. 481.202. REVIEW BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The review...
Section 481.203. Patient Participation - Sec. 481.203. PATIENT PARTICIPATION. (a) A person may not be...
Section 481.204. Acquisition and Distribution of Controlled Substances - Sec. 481.204. ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. (a) The...
Section 481.205. Rules; Reports - Sec. 481.205. RULES; REPORTS. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt...
Subchapter H. Administrative Penalty
Section 481.301. Imposition of Penalty - Sec. 481.301. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY. The department may impose an...
Section 481.302. Amount of Penalty - Sec. 481.302. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) The amount of the...
Section 481.303. Report and Notice of Violation and Penalty - Sec. 481.303. REPORT AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY. (a)...
Section 481.304. Penalty to Be Paid or Informal Hearing Requested - Sec. 481.304. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR INFORMAL HEARING REQUESTED....
Section 481.305. Formal Hearing - Sec. 481.305. FORMAL HEARING. (a) The person may request a...
Section 481.306. Decision - Sec. 481.306. DECISION. (a) Based on the findings of fact,...
Section 481.307. Options Following Decision: Pay or Appeal - Sec. 481.307. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. Before the...
Section 481.308. Stay of Enforcement of Penalty - Sec. 481.308. STAY OF ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTY. (a) Within the...
Section 481.309. Collection of Penalty - Sec. 481.309. COLLECTION OF PENALTY. (a) If the person does...
Section 481.310. Decision by Court - Sec. 481.310. DECISION BY COURT. (a) If the court sustains...
Section 481.311. Remittance of Penalty and Interest - Sec. 481.311. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST. (a) If the...
Section 481.312. Release of Bond - Sec. 481.312. RELEASE OF BOND. (a) If the person gave...
Section 481.313. Administrative Procedure - Sec. 481.313. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. A proceeding to impose the penalty...
Section 481.314. Disposition of Penalty - Sec. 481.314. DISPOSITION OF PENALTY. The department shall send any...
Subchapter I. Interagency Prescription Monitoring Work Group
Section 481.351. Interagency Prescription Monitoring Work Group - Sec. 481.351. INTERAGENCY PRESCRIPTION MONITORING WORK GROUP. The interagency prescription...
Section 481.352. Members - Sec. 481.352. MEMBERS. The work group is composed of: (1)...
Section 481.353. Meetings - Sec. 481.353. MEETINGS. (a) The work group shall meet when...
Section 481.354. Report - Sec. 481.354. REPORT. Not later than December 1 of each...
Chapter 482 - Simulated Controlled Substances
Section 482.001. Definitions - Sec. 482.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Controlled substance" has...
Section 482.002. Unlawful Delivery or Manufacture With Intent to Deliver; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 482.002. UNLAWFUL DELIVERY OR MANUFACTURE WITH INTENT TO DELIVER;...
Section 482.003. Evidentiary Rules - Sec. 482.003. EVIDENTIARY RULES. (a) In determining whether a person...
Section 482.004. Summary Forfeiture - Sec. 482.004. SUMMARY FORFEITURE. A simulated controlled substance seized as...
Section 482.005. Preparatory Offenses - Sec. 482.005. PREPARATORY OFFENSES. Title 4, Penal Code, applies to...
Chapter 483 - Dangerous Drugs
Section 483.0001. Short Title - Sec. 483.0001. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as...
Section 483.001. Definitions - Sec. 483.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 483.002. Rules - Sec. 483.002. RULES. The board may adopt rules for the...
Section 483.003. Department of State Health Services Hearings Regarding Certain Dangerous Drugs - Sec. 483.003. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES HEARINGS REGARDING CERTAIN...
Section 483.004. Commissioner of State Health Services Emergency Authority Relating to Dangerous Drugs - Sec. 483.004. COMMISSIONER OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES EMERGENCY AUTHORITY RELATING...
Subchapter B. Duties of Pharmacists, Practitioners, and Other Persons
Section 483.021. Determination by Pharmacist on Request to Dispense Drug - Sec. 483.021. DETERMINATION BY PHARMACIST ON REQUEST TO DISPENSE DRUG....
Section 483.022. Practitioner's Designated Agent; Practitioner's Responsibilities - Sec. 483.022. PRACTITIONER'S DESIGNATED AGENT; PRACTITIONER'S RESPONSIBILITIES. (a) A practitioner...
Section 483.023. Retention of Prescriptions - Sec. 483.023. RETENTION OF PRESCRIPTIONS. A pharmacy shall retain a...
Section 483.024. Records of Acquisition or Disposal - Sec. 483.024. RECORDS OF ACQUISITION OR DISPOSAL. The following persons...
Section 483.025. Inspections; Inventories - Sec. 483.025. INSPECTIONS; INVENTORIES. A person required to keep records...
Subchapter C. Criminal Penalties
Section 483.041. Possession of Dangerous Drug - Sec. 483.041. POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS DRUG. (a) A person commits...
Section 483.042. Delivery or Offer of Delivery of Dangerous Drug - Sec. 483.042. DELIVERY OR OFFER OF DELIVERY OF DANGEROUS DRUG....
Section 483.043. Manufacture of Dangerous Drug - Sec. 483.043. MANUFACTURE OF DANGEROUS DRUG. (a) A person commits...
Section 483.045. Forging or Altering Prescription - Sec. 483.045. FORGING OR ALTERING PRESCRIPTION. (a) A person commits...
Section 483.046. Failure to Retain Prescription - Sec. 483.046. FAILURE TO RETAIN PRESCRIPTION. (a) A pharmacist commits...
Section 483.047. Refilling Prescription Without Authorization - Sec. 483.047. REFILLING PRESCRIPTION WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION. (a) Except as authorized...
Section 483.048. Unauthorized Communication of Prescription - Sec. 483.048. UNAUTHORIZED COMMUNICATION OF PRESCRIPTION. (a) An agent of...
Section 483.049. Failure to Maintain Records - Sec. 483.049. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RECORDS. (a) A person commits...
Section 483.050. Refusal to Permit Inspection - Sec. 483.050. REFUSAL TO PERMIT INSPECTION. (a) A person commits...
Section 483.051. Using or Revealing Trade Secret - Sec. 483.051. USING OR REVEALING TRADE SECRET. (a) A person...
Section 483.052. Violation of Other Provision - Sec. 483.052. VIOLATION OF OTHER PROVISION. (a) A person commits...
Section 483.053. Preparatory Offenses - Sec. 483.053. PREPARATORY OFFENSES. Title 4, Penal Code, applies to...
Subchapter D. Criminal and Civil Procedure
Section 483.071. Exceptions; Burden of Proof - Sec. 483.071. EXCEPTIONS; BURDEN OF PROOF. (a) In a complaint,...
Section 483.072. Uncorroborated Testimony - Sec. 483.072. UNCORROBORATED TESTIMONY. A conviction under this chapter may...
Section 483.073. Search Warrant - Sec. 483.073. SEARCH WARRANT. A peace officer may apply for...
Section 483.074. Seizure and Destruction - Sec. 483.074. SEIZURE AND DESTRUCTION. (a) A dangerous drug that...
Section 483.075. Injunction - Sec. 483.075. INJUNCTION. The board may institute an action in...
Section 483.076. Legal Representation of Board - Sec. 483.076. LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF BOARD. (a) If the board...
Subchapter E. Opioid Antagonists
Section 483.101. Definitions - Sec. 483.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Emergency services personnel"...
Section 483.102. Prescription of Opioid Antagonist; Standing Order - Sec. 483.102. PRESCRIPTION OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST; STANDING ORDER. (a) A...
Section 483.103. Dispensing of Opioid Antagonist - Sec. 483.103. DISPENSING OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST. (a) A pharmacist may...
Section 483.104. Distribution of Opioid Antagonist; Standing Order - Sec. 483.104. DISTRIBUTION OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST; STANDING ORDER. A person...
Section 483.105. Possession of Opioid Antagonist - Sec. 483.105. POSSESSION OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST. Any person may possess...
Section 483.106. Administration of Opioid Antagonist - Sec. 483.106. ADMINISTRATION OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST. (a) A person who,...
Section 483.107. Conflict of Law - Sec. 483.107. CONFLICT OF LAW. To the extent of a...
Chapter 484 - Abusable Synthetic Substances
Section 484.001. Definitions - Sec. 484.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Abusable synthetic substance"...
Section 484.002. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 484.002. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) A person commits an offense...
Section 484.003. Civil Penalty - Sec. 484.003. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The attorney general or a...
Section 484.004. Affirmative Defense - Sec. 484.004. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE. It is an affirmative defense to...
Section 484.005. No Defense - Sec. 484.005. NO DEFENSE. In a prosecution or civil action...
Chapter 485 - Abusable Volatile Chemicals
Section 485.001. Definitions - Sec. 485.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Abusable volatile chemical"...
Subchapter B. Sales Permits and Signs
Section 485.011. Permit Required - Sec. 485.011. PERMIT REQUIRED. A person may not sell an...
Section 485.012. Issuance and Renewal of Permit - Sec. 485.012. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF PERMIT. (a) To be...
Section 485.013. Fee - Sec. 485.013. FEE. The executive commissioner by rule may establish...
Section 485.014. Permit Available for Inspection - Sec. 485.014. PERMIT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. A permit holder must...
Section 485.015. Refusal to Issue or Renew Permit - Sec. 485.015. REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR RENEW PERMIT. A proceeding...
Section 485.016. Disposition of Funds; Education and Prevention Programs - Sec. 485.016. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS; EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS. (a)...
Section 485.017. Signs - Sec. 485.017. SIGNS. A business establishment that sells an abusable...
Section 485.018. Prohibited Ordinance and Rule - Sec. 485.018. PROHIBITED ORDINANCE AND RULE. (a) A political subdivision...
Section 485.019. Restriction of Access to Aerosol Paint - Sec. 485.019. RESTRICTION OF ACCESS TO AEROSOL PAINT. (a) A...
Section 485.031. Possession and Use - Sec. 485.031. POSSESSION AND USE. (a) A person commits an...
Section 485.032. Delivery to a Minor - Sec. 485.032. DELIVERY TO A MINOR. (a) A person commits...
Section 485.033. Inhalant Paraphernalia - Sec. 485.033. INHALANT PARAPHERNALIA. (a) A person commits an offense...
Section 485.034. Failure to Post Sign - Sec. 485.034. FAILURE TO POST SIGN. (a) A person commits...
Section 485.035. Sale Without Permit - Sec. 485.035. SALE WITHOUT PERMIT. (a) A person commits an...
Section 485.036. Proof of Offer to Sell - Sec. 485.036. PROOF OF OFFER TO SELL. Proof of an...
Section 485.037. Summary Forfeiture - Sec. 485.037. SUMMARY FORFEITURE. An abusable volatile chemical or inhalant...
Section 485.038. Preparatory Offenses - Sec. 485.038. PREPARATORY OFFENSES. Title 4, Penal Code, applies to...
Subchapter D. Administrative Penalty
Section 485.101. Imposition of Penalty - Sec. 485.101. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY. (a) The department may impose...
Section 485.102. Amount of Penalty - Sec. 485.102. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) The amount of the...
Section 485.103. Report and Notice of Violation and Penalty - Sec. 485.103. REPORT AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY. (a)...
Section 485.104. Penalty to Be Paid or Hearing Requested - Sec. 485.104. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED. (a)...
Section 485.105. Hearing - Sec. 485.105. HEARING. (a) If the person requests a hearing,...
Section 485.106. Decision by Department - Sec. 485.106. DECISION BY DEPARTMENT. (a) Based on the findings...
Section 485.107. Options Following Decision: Pay or Appeal - Sec. 485.107. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. Within 30...
Section 485.108. Stay of Enforcement of Penalty - Sec. 485.108. STAY OF ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTY. (a) Within the...
Section 485.109. Collection of Penalty - Sec. 485.109. COLLECTION OF PENALTY. (a) If the person does...
Section 485.110. Decision by Court - Sec. 485.110. DECISION BY COURT. (a) If the court sustains...
Section 485.111. Remittance of Penalty and Interest - Sec. 485.111. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST. (a) If the...
Section 485.112. Release of Bond - Sec. 485.112. RELEASE OF BOND. (a) If the person gave...
Section 485.113. Administrative Procedure - Sec. 485.113. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. A proceeding to impose the penalty...
Chapter 486 - Over-the-Counter Sales of Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Norpseudoephedrine
Section 486.001. Definitions - Sec. 486.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: (1) "Commissioner" means...
Section 486.002. Applicability - Sec. 486.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter does not apply to the...
Section 486.003. Rules - Sec. 486.003. RULES. The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary...
Section 486.004. Fees - Sec. 486.004. FEES. (a) The department shall collect fees for...
Section 486.005. Statewide Application and Uniformity - Sec. 486.005. STATEWIDE APPLICATION AND UNIFORMITY. (a) To ensure uniform...
Subchapter B. Over-the-Counter Sales
Section 486.011. Sales by Pharmacies - Sec. 486.011. SALES BY PHARMACIES. A business establishment that operates...
Section 486.013. Restriction of Access to Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Norpseudoephedrine - Sec. 486.013. RESTRICTION OF ACCESS TO EPHEDRINE, PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, AND NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE....
Section 486.014. Prerequisites to and Restrictions on Sale - Sec. 486.014. PREREQUISITES TO AND RESTRICTIONS ON SALE. (a) Before...
Section 486.0141. Transmission of Sales Information to Real-Time Electronic Logging System - Sec. 486.0141. TRANSMISSION OF SALES INFORMATION TO REAL-TIME ELECTRONIC LOGGING...
Section 486.0142. Temporary Exemption - Sec. 486.0142. TEMPORARY EXEMPTION. (a) On application by a business...
Section 486.0143. Written Log or Other Electronic Recordkeeping - Sec. 486.0143. WRITTEN LOG OR OTHER ELECTRONIC RECORDKEEPING. If a...
Section 486.0144. Online Portal - Sec. 486.0144. ONLINE PORTAL. The administrators of a real-time electronic...
Section 486.0145. Limitation on Civil Liability - Sec. 486.0145. LIMITATION ON CIVIL LIABILITY. A person is not...
Section 486.0146. Privacy Protections - Sec. 486.0146. PRIVACY PROTECTIONS. (a) The privacy protections provided an...
Section 486.015. Maintenance of Records - Sec. 486.015. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS. (a) Except as provided by...
Subchapter C. Administrative Penalty
Section 486.021. Imposition of Penalty - Sec. 486.021. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY. The department may impose an...
Section 486.022. Amount of Penalty - Sec. 486.022. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) The amount of the...
Section 486.023. Report and Notice of Violation and Penalty - Sec. 486.023. REPORT AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY. (a)...
Section 486.024. Penalty to Be Paid or Hearing Requested - Sec. 486.024. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED. (a)...
Section 486.025. Hearing - Sec. 486.025. HEARING. (a) If the person requests a hearing,...
Section 486.026. Decision - Sec. 486.026. DECISION. (a) Based on the findings of fact,...
Section 486.027. Options Following Decision: Pay or Appeal - Sec. 486.027. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. Before the...
Section 486.028. Stay of Enforcement of Penalty - Sec. 486.028. STAY OF ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTY. (a) Within the...
Section 486.029. Collection of Penalty - Sec. 486.029. COLLECTION OF PENALTY. (a) If the person does...
Section 486.030. Decision by Court - Sec. 486.030. DECISION BY COURT. (a) If the court sustains...
Section 486.031. Remittance of Penalty and Interest - Sec. 486.031. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST. (a) If the...
Section 486.032. Release of Bond - Sec. 486.032. RELEASE OF BOND. (a) If the person gave...
Section 486.033. Administrative Procedure - Sec. 486.033. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. A proceeding to impose the penalty...
Chapter 487 - Texas Compassionate-Use Act
Section 487.001. Definitions - Sec. 487.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Department" means the...
Subchapter B. Duties of Department
Section 487.051. Duties of Department - Sec. 487.051. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT. The department shall administer this...
Section 487.052. Rules - Sec. 487.052. RULES. The director shall adopt any rules necessary...
Section 487.053. Licensing of Dispensing Organizations and Registration of Certain Associated Individuals - Sec. 487.053. LICENSING OF DISPENSING ORGANIZATIONS AND REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN...
Section 487.054. Compassionate-Use Registry - Sec. 487.054. COMPASSIONATE-USE REGISTRY. (a) The department shall establish and...
Subchapter C. License to Operate as Dispensing Organization
Section 487.101. License Required - Sec. 487.101. LICENSE REQUIRED. A license issued by the department...
Section 487.102. Eligibility for License - Sec. 487.102. ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE. An applicant for a license...
Section 487.103. Application - Sec. 487.103. APPLICATION. (a) A person may apply for an...
Section 487.104. Issuance, Renewal, or Denial of License - Sec. 487.104. ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, OR DENIAL OF LICENSE. (a) The...
Section 487.105. Criminal History Background Check - Sec. 487.105. CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK. (a) An applicant for...
Section 487.106. Duty to Maintain Eligibility - Sec. 487.106. DUTY TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY. A dispensing organization must...
Section 487.107. Duties Relating to Dispensing Prescription - Sec. 487.107. DUTIES RELATING TO DISPENSING PRESCRIPTION. (a) Before dispensing...
Section 487.108. License Suspension or Revocation - Sec. 487.108. LICENSE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION. (a) The department may...
Subchapter D. Registration of Certain Individuals
Section 487.151. Registration Required - Sec. 487.151. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. (a) An individual who is a...
Subchapter E. Duties of Counties and Municipalities
Section 487.201. Counties and Municipalities May Not Prohibit Low-Thc Cannabis - Sec. 487.201. COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES MAY NOT PROHIBIT LOW-THC CANNABIS....
Subchapter F. Compassionate-Use Research and Reporting
Section 487.251. Definitions - Sec. 487.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Executive commissioner" means...
Section 487.252. Rules - Sec. 487.252. RULES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection...
Section 487.253. Compassionate-Use Institutional Review Boards - Sec. 487.253. COMPASSIONATE-USE INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARDS. (a) One or more...
Section 487.254. Reports by Institutional Review Boards - Sec. 487.254. REPORTS BY INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARDS. Each institutional review...
Section 487.255. Patient Treatment - Sec. 487.255. PATIENT TREATMENT. (a) Patient treatment provided as part...
Section 487.256. Informed Consent - Sec. 487.256. INFORMED CONSENT. (a) Before receiving treatment under an...
Chapter 488 - Over-the-Counter Sales of Dextromethorphan
Section 488.001. Definitions - Sec. 488.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter: (1) "Dextromethorphan" means...
Section 488.002. Nonapplicability - Sec. 488.002. NONAPPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter does not apply to...
Section 488.003. Distribution to Minors Prohibited; Prerequisite to Sale - Sec. 488.003. DISTRIBUTION TO MINORS PROHIBITED; PREREQUISITE TO SALE. (a)...
Section 488.004. Violation; Civil Penalty - Sec. 488.004. VIOLATION; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A county or district...
Section 488.005. Prohibited Local Regulation - Sec. 488.005. PROHIBITED LOCAL REGULATION. (a) A political subdivision of...
Chapter 489 - Access to Investigational Treatments for Patients With Terminal Illnesses
Section 489.001. Definitions - Sec. 489.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Investigational drug, biological...
Subchapter B. Access to Investigational Drugs, Biological Products, and Devices for Patients With Terminal Illnesses
Section 489.051. Patient Eligibility - Sec. 489.051. PATIENT ELIGIBILITY. A patient is eligible to access...
Section 489.052. Informed Consent - Sec. 489.052. INFORMED CONSENT. (a) Before receiving an investigational drug,...
Section 489.053. Provision of Investigational Drug, Biological Product, or Device by Manufacturer - Sec. 489.053. PROVISION OF INVESTIGATIONAL DRUG, BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT, OR DEVICE...
Section 489.054. No Cause of Action Created - Sec. 489.054. NO CAUSE OF ACTION CREATED. This chapter does...
Section 489.055. State May Not Interfere With Access to Investigational Drug, Biological Product, or Device - Sec. 489.055. STATE MAY NOT INTERFERE WITH ACCESS TO INVESTIGATIONAL...
Subchapter C. Health Insurance
Section 489.101. Effect on Health Care Coverage for Clinical Trial Enrollees - Sec. 489.101. EFFECT ON HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR CLINICAL TRIAL...
Subchapter D. Physicians
Section 489.151. Action Against Physician's License Prohibited - Sec. 489.151. ACTION AGAINST PHYSICIAN'S LICENSE PROHIBITED. Notwithstanding any other...