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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>368803</law_id><section_number>54.1-3472</section_number><catch_line>Article inapplicable to certain persons</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="118" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="III">Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="16" identifier="34">Drug Control Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="11" identifier="7">Controlled Paraphernalia</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The provisions of this article shall not apply to legitimate distribution by or <span class="dictionary">possession</span> of controlled paraphernalia by physicians, dentists, podiatrists, veterinarians, funeral directors and embalmers.</p></section></text><history>1971, Ex. Sess., cc. 210, 245; 1988, c. 765.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
