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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 702

supervision and control of the professional conduct of all
persons under its jurisdiction, as provided herein and not
inconsistent with the laws of this State or of the United
States.

There shall always be [nine] 11 members, and no person
shall serve in a dual capacity. If there are nominations
which would lead to such an occurrence, the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene may designate a practicing
physician from a list submitted by the Medical and
Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland, the list
having been composed from a list of nominees submitted by
component societies of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty.

(c) The terms of office for each appointee shall be
for three years or until his successor is duly elected or
appointed and qualified. Terms of office shall be from the
first day of July each year, except when the initial
appointments are made, and there shall be three persons for
one year, three persons for two years, and three persons for
three years. THE INITIAL TERM OF ONE CONSUMER MEMBER SHALL
BE 2 YEARS, AND THE INITIAL TERM OF THE OTHER CONSUMER
MEMBER SHALL BE 3 YEARS.

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(a) There is a Maryland Board of Pharmacy, which is
part of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

(B) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(1)  "FINANCIAL INTEREST" MEANS:

(I)  AN ASSET WITH A FAIR MARKET VALUE OF
$1,000 OR MORE IN A CALENDAR YEAR; OR

(II)  A SOURCE OF INCOME OF $500 OR MORE IN
A CALENDAR YEAR.

(2)  "HOUSEHOLD MEMBER" MEANS:

(I)  A PERSON'S SPOUSE, SON, DAUGHTER,
WARD, FINANCIALLY DEPENDENT PARENT, OR OTHER RELATIVE WHO
SHARES THE PERSON'S LEGAL RESIDENCE; OR

(II)  A PERSON'S SON, DAUGHTER, WARD,
PARENT, OR OTHER RELATIVE OVER WHOSE FINANCIAL AFFAIRS THE
PERSON HAS LEGAL OR ACTUAL CONTROL.

[(b)] (C) (1) The Board consists of [seven] EIGHT
members known as Commissioners of Pharmacy.

(2) Of the [seven] EIGHT Commissioners (i) six
shall be skilled and competent pharmacists, who have had at
least five years' active pharmaceutical experience in
compounding and dispensing physicians* prescriptions, and of