4140.  No person shall possess or have under his or her control any
hypodermic needle or syringe except when acquired in accordance with
this article.


4141.  No person shall furnish hypodermic needles or syringes, by
sale or otherwise, without a license issued by the board, except as
otherwise provided by this article.



4142.  Except as otherwise provided by this article, no hypodermic
needle or syringe shall be sold at retail except upon the
prescription of a physician, dentist, veterinarian, or podiatrist.



4143.  This article shall not apply to the sale of hypodermic
syringes and needles at wholesale by pharmacies, drug wholesalers,
drug manufacturers or manufacturers and dealers in surgical
instruments to pharmacies, physicians, dentists, podiatrists,
veterinarians, or persons to whom a license has been issued under
this article.



4144.  A person may sell or obtain hypodermic needles and hypodermic
syringes without a prescription or permit, for uses that the board
determines are industrial, and that person shall not be required to
comply with Section 4145 or 4146.


4145.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pharmacist or
physician may, without a prescription or a permit, furnish hypodermic
needles and syringes for human use in the administration of insulin
or adrenaline; a pharmacist or veterinarian may, without a
prescription or license, furnish hypodermic needles and syringes for
use on poultry or animals; and a person may, without a prescription
or license, obtain hypodermic needles and syringes from a pharmacist
or physician for human use in the administration of insulin or
adrenaline, or from a pharmacist, veterinarian, or licenseholder, for
use on poultry or animals; if all of the following requirements are
met:
   (a) No needle or syringe shall be furnished to a person who is
unknown to the furnisher and unable to properly establish his or her
identity.
   (b) The furnisher, at the time furnishing occurs, makes a record
of the furnishing in the manner required by Section 4146.



4146.  Any furnishing of a hypodermic syringe or hypodermic needle
without a prescription shall, at the time of furnishing, be recorded
in a book by the furnisher.  The record of furnishing shall consist
of the date and hour of the furnishing, the type or kind, size, and
quantity of syringe or needle furnished, the purpose and use for
which the needle or syringe was obtained, the signature of the
furnisher, and the signature and address of the person to whom the
needle or syringe was furnished.  The record book shall be available
for inspection by any authorized officer of the law.



4147.  Any hypodermic needle or syringe that is to be disposed of,
shall be contained, treated, and disposed of, pursuant to Part 14
(commencing with Section 117600) of Division 104 of the Health and
Safety Code.


4148.  All stocks of hypodermic needles or syringes shall be
confiscated if found outside the licensed premises of any person
holding a permit under Section 4141 and found not in the possession
or under the control of a person entitled to an exemption under
Section 4143, 4144, or 4145.



4149.  (a) A nonresident distributor shall not sell or distribute
hypodermic needles or syringes in this state without obtaining a
license from the board pursuant to Section 4141.
   (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), no license shall be required
if the nonresident distributor sells or distributes solely through a
person who is licensed as a wholesaler pursuant to Section 4160.
   (c) The Legislature, by enacting this section, does not intend a
license issued to any nonresident distributor pursuant to this
article to serve as evidence that the entity is doing business within
this state.