§ 20-64-312 - Depressant and stimulant drugs -- Falsely obtaining or attempting to obtain prohibited -- Exceptions. - Arkansas Statutes

20-64-312. Depressant and stimulant drugs -- Falsely obtaining or attempting to obtain prohibited -- Exceptions.

(a) No person other than a person described in 20-64-309(7) shall obtain or attempt to obtain a depressant or stimulant drug by:

(1) Fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge;

(2) Falsely assuming the title of or representing himself to be a manufacturer, wholesaler, practitioner, pharmacist, owner of a pharmacy, or other persons authorized to possess stimulant or depressant drugs;

(3) The use of a forged or altered prescription; or

(4) The use of a false name or false address on a prescription.

(b) However, this section shall not apply to drug manufacturers, their agents, or employees when the manufacturers, their agents, or employees are authorized to engage in and are actually engaged in investigative activities directed toward the safeguarding of the drug manufacturer's trademark.