§ 4151 Pharmacy Corporation Licensing Requirements

Business and Professions Code·California

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•If you own, lead, or work in a pharmacy company, you must have a special license.
•This rule applies to bosses, directors, and big shareholders.
•Only helper jobs like assistant secretary or assistant treasurer don’t need the license.

Example

A person wants to open a pharmacy and be the boss.

They must have a special license to run the pharmacy. If they don’t, they can’t be the boss.

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§ 4151 Pharmacy Corporation Licensing Requirements

Each shareholder, director, and officer of a pharmacy corporation, except an assistant secretary and an assistant treasurer, shall be a licensed person as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 890, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 4151.

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