California Business and Professions Code

§ 4317.5

BPC § 4317.5 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Ch. 9 · Art. 19

Statute text

(a)The board may bring an action for fines for repeated violations of materially similar provisions of this chapter within five years by three or more pharmacies operating under common ownership or management within a chain community pharmacy for a third or subsequent violation, which may be punished by an administrative fine not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per violation.

(b)The board may bring an action against a chain community pharmacy operating under common ownership or management for fines not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for any violation of this chapter demonstrated to be the result of a written policy or that was expressly encouraged by any owner or manager.

(c)The board shall not bring an action for fines pursuant to subdivision (a) until at least six months have elapsed from the date the board determines that a violation has occurred unless the violation giving rise to the action resulted in actual harm to any consumer or serious potential harm to the public.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 196, Sec. 47. (AB 1503) Effective January 1, 2026.