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title: O.C.G.A. § 26-3-16. Promulgation of regulations; conformity with federal act.
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# O.C.G.A. § 26-3-16. Promulgation of regulations; conformity with federal act.

(a) The authority to promulgate regulations for the efficient enforcement of this chapter is vested in the State Board of Pharmacy. The board is authorized to make the regulations promulgated under this chapter conform insofar as practicable with those promulgated under the federal act.

(b) No drug, device, or cosmetic which is subject to and complies with regulations promulgated under the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to adulteration and misbranding shall be deemed to be adulterated or misbranded in violation of this chapter because of its failure to comply with regulations promulgated under this chapter insofar as the regulations are in conflict with regulations relating to adulteration and misbranding under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

## History

Ga. L. 1961, p. 529, § 15; Code 1933, § 79A-1014, enacted by Ga. L. 1967, p. 296, § 1.