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# O.C.G.A. § 16-13-65. Exceptions.

(a) This part shall not apply to any veterinarian.

(b) This part shall not apply to any drug, substance, or immediate precursor classified as an exempt over-the-counter (OTC) Schedule V controlled substance pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to board rules established in accordance with Code Section 16-13-29.2.

## History

Code 1981, § 16-13-65, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 659, § 2/SB 36; Ga. L. 2017, p. 319, § 1-2/HB 249; Ga. L. 2024, p. SB 448, § 3(15)/SB 448, effective July 1, 2024.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2017, p. 319, § 1-1/HB 249, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This part shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Jeffrey Dallas Gay, Jr., Act.’”

## Law Reviews

For article on the 2017 amendment of this Code section, see 34 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 143 (2017).

## Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “over-the-counter” for “over the counter” in subsection (b).