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title: O.C.G.A. § 26-4-89. Selling or dispensing prescription drugs by vending machine.
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# O.C.G.A. § 26-4-89. Selling or dispensing prescription drugs by vending machine.

(a) Any person who shall sell or dispense prescription drugs by the use of vending machines shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) A remote automated medication system shall not be considered a vending machine for purposes of this Code section.

## History

Code 1981, § 26-4-89, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 686, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 26; Ga. L. 2011, p. 308, § 8/HB 457; Ga. L. 2024, p. 293, § 3/SB 395, effective July 1, 2024.

## Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, inserted “prescription” in subsection (a).