RD342 - Possession and Administration of Controlled Substances by Wildlife Rehabilitators - October 2015

  • Published: 2015
  • Author: Board of Pharmacy
  • Enabling Authority: Rule 20 (o) of the Rules of the Senate of Virginia (2015)

Executive Summary:
In a letter from the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, the Board of Pharmacy was requested to convene a working group to review current laws and regulations related to the possession and use of certain Schedule VI controlled substances by individuals engaged in the practice of wildlife rehabilitation. The Board was asked to report to the committees on options and recommendations on the issue of whether wildlife rehabilitators should be allowed to possess and administer a stock of controlled substances to care for sick and injured wildlife.

As requested, membership on the workgroup included representatives from the Boards of Pharmacy and Veterinary Medicine, the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF), the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association, the Virginia State Police, the Virginia Department of Health, and the Wildlife Center of Virginia.