4240

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE
SECTION 4240




4240.  (a) The California Hazardous Substances Act, Chapter 4
(commencing with Section 108100) of Part 3 of Division 104 of the
Health and Safety Code, applies to pharmacies and pharmacists and any
other person or place subject to the jurisdiction of the board.
   (b) The board may enforce that act when necessary for the
protection of the health and safety of the public if prior regulatory
notice is given in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the
Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section
11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
Board enforcement shall focus on those hazardous substances that
relate significantly to or overlap the practice of pharmacy.
   (c) "Poison" as used in this chapter refers to a category of
hazardous substances defined in Section 108125 of the Health and
Safety Code. The board may by regulation make the category more
specific.