Section 6805. Requirements for a professional license  


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  • 1. To qualify for a
      pharmacist's  license,  an  applicant  shall   fulfill   the   following
      requirements:
        (1) Application: file an application with the department;
        (2)  Education:  have received an education, including a bachelor's or
      equivalent degree in pharmacy, in  accordance  with  the  commissioner's
      regulations;
        (3)  Experience:  have  experience  satisfactory  to  the board and in
      accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
        (4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and  in
      accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
        (5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;
        (6)  Citizenship  or immigration status: be a United States citizen or
      an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States;
        (7) Character: be  of  good  moral  character  as  determined  by  the
      department; and
        (8)  Fees:  pay  a  fee  of  one  hundred  seventy-five dollars to the
      department for admission to a department conducted examination  and  for
      an   initial   license,   a   fee   of   eighty-five  dollars  for  each
      re-examination, a fee of one hundred  fifteen  dollars  for  an  initial
      license  for  persons  not requiring admission to a department conducted
      examination, and a fee  of  one  hundred  fifty-five  dollars  for  each
      triennial registration period.
        2.  On or before April first, nineteen hundred seventy-two, any person
      who holds a valid  license  as  "druggist"  in  this  state  shall  make
      application  and  on  the  payment  of  fees  specified in this title be
      licensed by the department as a pharmacist. Such person shall  have  all
      of the rights, privileges, duties and responsibilities of a pharmacist.