Iowa Code (Last Updated: December 05, 2016)

Section 155A.21. Unlawful possession of prescription drug or device — penalty.

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1. A person found in possession of a drug or device limited to dispensation by prescription, unless the drug or device was so lawfully dispensed, commits a serious misdemeanor.
2. Subsection 1 does not apply to a licensed pharmacy, licensed wholesaler, physician, veterinarian, dentist, podiatric physician, optometrist, advanced registered nurse practitioner, physician assistant, a nurse acting under the direction of a physician, or the board of pharmacy, its officers, agents, inspectors, and representatives, or to a common carrier, manufacturer’s representative, or messenger when transporting the drug or device in the same unbroken package in which the drug or device was delivered to that person for transportation.
87 Acts, ch 215, §21
; 95 Acts, ch 108, §14
; 2005 Acts, ch 179, §185
; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §154
; 2012 Acts, ch 1004, §4

                    
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