21 CFR § 205.8 - Violations and penalties.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s205.8"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 205.8 - Violations and penalties."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "205.8"
section_name: "Violations and penalties."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "DRUGS: GENERAL"
part_number: "205"
part_name: "GUIDELINES FOR STATE LICENSING OF WHOLESALE PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISTRIBUTORS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 351, 352, 353, 371, 374."
regulatory_source: "55 FR 38023, Sept. 14, 1990, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "205"
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# 205.8 Violations and penalties.

(a) State licensing laws shall provide for the suspension or revocation of licenses upon conviction of violations of Federal, State, or local drug laws or regulations, and may provide for fines, imprisonment, or civil penalties.

(b) State licensing laws shall provide for suspension or revocation of licenses, where appropriate, for violations of its provisions.