Cal. BPC § 4149
This is the official text of Cal. BPC § 4149, part of California’s Business and Professions Code — regulates business practices and professional/occupational licensing - contractors, doctors, cosmetologists, real estate agents, and dozens of other licensed professions.
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Official statutory text
(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), a license is not required if the nonresident distributor sells or distributes solely through a person who is licensed as a wholesaler or third-party logistics provider 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.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a license is not required if the nonresident distributor sells or distributes solely through a person who is licensed as a wholesaler or third-party logistics provider 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.
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