Generally.

deleted text begin Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 2, deleted text end It is unlawful for any person to possess, control, manufacture, sell, furnish, dispense, or otherwise dispose of hypodermic syringes or needles or any instrument or implement which can be adapted for subcutaneous injections, except deleted text begin by deleted text end new text begin for: new text end

new text begin (1) new text end The following persons when acting in the course of their practice or employment:

new text begin (i) new text end licensed practitioners deleted text begin , registered deleted text end new text begin and their employees, agents, or delegates; new text end

new text begin (ii) licensed new text end pharmacies and their employees or agents deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; new text end

new text begin (iii) new text end licensed pharmacists deleted text begin , licensed doctors of veterinary medicine or their assistants, deleted text end new text begin ; new text end

new text begin (iv) new text end registered nurses deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin and licensed practical nurses; new text end

new text begin (v) new text end registered medical technologists deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; new text end

new text begin (vi) new text end medical interns deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin and residents; new text end

new text begin (vii) new text end licensed drug wholesalers deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin and new text end their employees or agents deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; new text end

new text begin (viii) new text end licensed hospitals deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; new text end

new text begin (ix) bona fide hospitals in which animals are treated; new text end

new text begin (x) new text end licensed nursing homes deleted text begin , bona fide hospitals where animals are treated, deleted text end new text begin ; new text end

new text begin (xi) new text end licensed morticians deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; new text end

new text begin (xii) new text end syringe and needle manufacturers deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin and new text end their dealers and agents deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; new text end

new text begin (xiii) new text end persons engaged in animal husbandry deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; new text end

new text begin (xiv) new text end clinical laboratories new text begin and their employees new text end deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; new text end

new text begin (xv) new text end persons engaged in bona fide research or education or industrial use of hypodermic syringes and needles provided such persons cannot use hypodermic syringes and needles for the administration of drugs to human beings unless such drugs are prescribed, dispensed, and administered by a person lawfully authorized to do so deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; and new text end

new text begin (xvi) new text end persons who administer drugs pursuant to an order or direction of a licensed deleted text begin doctor of medicine or of a licensed doctor of osteopathic medicine duly licensed to practice medicine. deleted text end new text begin practitioner; new text end

new text begin (2) a person who self-administers drugs pursuant to either the prescription or the direction of a practitioner, or a family member, caregiver, or other individual who is designated by such person to assist the person in obtaining and using needles and syringes for the administration of such drugs; new text end

new text begin (3) a person who is disposing of hypodermic syringes and needles through an activity or program developed under section 325F.785; or new text end

new text begin (4) a person who sells, possesses, or handles hypodermic syringes and needles pursuant to subdivision 2. new text end