State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > New-york > Edn > Title-8 > Article-137 > 6805§ 6805. Requirements for a professional license. 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.
