Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4162 · Article 11. Wholesalers, Third-Party Logistics Providers, and Manufacturers
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4162
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) (1) An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a wholesaler license, which is not government owned and operated, shall submit a surety bond of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or other equivalent means of security acceptable to the board payable to the Pharmacy Board Contingent Fund. The purpose of the surety bond is to secure payment of any administrative fine imposed by the board and any cost recovery ordered pursuant to Section 125.3.
(2) An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a third-party logistics provider license, which is not government owned and operated, shall submit a surety bond of ninety thousand dollars ($90,000) or other equivalent means of security acceptable to the board payable to the Pharmacy Board Contingent Fund. The purpose of the surety bond is to secure payment of any administrative fine imposed by the board and any cost recovery ordered pursuant to Section 125.3.
(3) For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), the board may accept a surety bond less than the amount required under paragraph (1) or (2) if the annual gross receipts of the previous tax year for the wholesaler or third-party logistics provider is ten million dollars ($10,000,000) or less, in which case the surety bond shall be twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(4) A person to whom an approved new drug application has been issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration who engages in the wholesale distribution of only the dangerous drug specified in the new drug application, and is licensed or applies for licensure as a wholesaler or third-party logistics provider, shall not be required to post a surety bond as provided in paragraph (1) or (2).
(5) For licensees subject to paragraph (3) or (4), the board may require a bond up to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for any licensee who has been disciplined by any state or federal agency or has been issued an administrative fine pursuant to this chapter.
(b) The board may make a claim against the bond if the licensee fails to pay a fine within 30 days after the order imposing the fine, or costs become final.
(c) A single surety bond or other equivalent means of security acceptable to the board shall satisfy the requirement of subdivision (a) for all licensed sites under common control as defined in Section 4126.5.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 507, Sec. 20. (AB 2605) Effective January 1, 2015.
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