North Dakota Code § 43-29-19

Veterinary prescription drugs
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1. Except as provided under subsection 2, a veterinary prescription drug must be 
dispensed, used, or prescribed within the context of a veterinarian-client-patient 
relationship.
2. Other than a controlled substance, a veterinarian may dispense a veterinary 
prescription drug without establishing a veterinarian-client-patient relationship if:
a. The drug is prescribed by a veterinarian or by a foreign practitioner who has 
established a veterinarian-client-patient relationship;
b. The prescribing veterinarian or foreign practitioner has an inadequate supply of 
the drug, failure to dispense the drug would interrupt a therapeutic regimen, or 
failure to dispense the drug would cause an animal to suffer; 
c. The dispensing veterinarian verifies the prescription with the prescribing 
veterinarian or foreign practitioner; and
d. The dispensing veterinarian is not presumptively aware of any disciplinary action 
against the prescribing veterinarian or foreign practitioner.

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