(a) Except as limited by section 20-596, a pharmacist or any other person may apply to the commission for a pharmacy license or for renewal of a pharmacy license.

(b) The applicant shall disclose on the application the name and address of the applicant and the owner of the pharmacy, the name and street and mailing address of the pharmacy and the name, address and license number of the pharmacist who manages the pharmacy. The commissioner may, by regulation adopted with the advice and assistance of the commission, in accordance with chapter 54, require such other information on the application as is necessary for the department to carry out its duties under sections 20-570 to 20-630, inclusive.

(c) The department shall, after receipt of an application under this section, (1) issue, on authorization of the commission, a pharmacy license to an applicant for a new pharmacy on payment of the fee required in section 20-601 and on satisfactory evidence to the commission that the pharmacy will be managed by a pharmacist and will be operated in accordance with the general statutes and the regulations adopted by the commissioner in accordance with chapter 54, and (2) issue a renewal of a pharmacy license to an applicant on payment of the fee required in section 20-601.

(d) Pharmacy licenses shall expire annually. Pharmacy licenses may be renewed on application and payment of the fee required in section 20-601 for a period not to exceed one year.

(e) When a pharmacy is transferred to a new location the pharmacy license for such pharmacy shall terminate. A pharmacy license that has been terminated under this subsection may be renewed under the provisions of subsection (d) of this section and on satisfactory evidence to the commission that the pharmacy will be managed by a pharmacist and will be operated in accordance with the general statutes and the regulations adopted by the commissioner in accordance with chapter 54.

(1949 Rev., S. 4467; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 54; 1967, P.A. 109, S. 4; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 61; 1972, P.A. 223, S. 8; P.A. 77-614, S. 201, 610; P.A. 81-361, S. 1, 39; P.A. 89-251, S. 96, 203; P.A. 94-36, S. 6, 42; P.A. 95-264, S. 19; P.A. 99-175, S. 22.)

History: 1959 act raised fee for renewal from $10 to $15; 1967 act added “or dentists” to first sentence; 1971 act raised fee for renewal license from $15 to $150; 1972 act reduced renewal fee to $50; P.A. 77-614 replaced regulations of commission with regulations established by consumer protection commissioner, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 81-361 transferred licensing power from commission to department of consumer protection acting upon commission's authorization; P.A. 89-251 increased the licensing fee from $200 to $600 and increased the renewal fee from $50 to $150; P.A. 94-36 deleted reference to “September first” license expiration date, effective January 1, 1995; P.A. 95-264 replaced existing provisions re pharmacy licenses with new provisions concerning application for license or renewal of license, information required, issuance or renewal of license, expiration and transfer of pharmacy to new location; Sec. 20-168 transferred to Sec. 20-594 in 1997; P.A. 99-175 made technical changes and amended Subsecs. (c) and (e) to require that adoption of regulations be consistent with chapter 54.

See Sec. 21a-10(b) re staggered schedule for license renewals.