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Florida Statute 893.06 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 893.06 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 893.06 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
893.06 Distribution of controlled substances; order forms; labeling and packaging requirements.
(1) Controlled substances in Schedules I and II shall be distributed by a duly licensed manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler to a duly licensed manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, practitioner, pharmacy, as defined in chapter 465, hospital, or laboratory only pursuant to an order form. It shall be deemed a compliance with this subsection if the parties to the transaction have complied with federal law respecting the use of order forms.
(2) Possession or control of controlled substances obtained as authorized by this section shall be lawful if in the regular course of business, occupation, profession, employment, or duty.
(3) A person in charge of a hospital or laboratory or in the employ of this state or of any other state, or of any political subdivision thereof, and a master or other proper officer of a ship or aircraft, who obtains controlled substances under the provisions of this section or otherwise, shall not administer, dispense, or otherwise use such controlled substances within this state, except within the scope of her or his employment or official duty, and then only for scientific or medicinal purposes and subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(4) It shall be unlawful to distribute a controlled substance in a commercial container unless such container bears a label showing the name and address of the manufacturer, the quantity, kind, and form of controlled substance contained therein, and the identifying symbol for such substance, as required by federal law. No person except a pharmacist, for the purpose of dispensing a prescription, or a practitioner, for the purpose of dispensing a controlled substance to a patient, shall alter, deface, or remove any labels so affixed.
History.s. 6, ch. 73-331; s. 1438, ch. 97-102.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 893.06

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§893.06(4)FORGERYPUT FALSE LABEL ON CONTROL SUBST 2ND SUBSQ OFFF · 3rd
§893.06(4)FORGERYPLACE FALSE LABEL ON CONTROL SUBS 1ST OFFM · 1st

Cases Citing F.S. 893.06

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·In Re Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases—report No. 2015-03, 191 So. 3d 291 (Fla. 2016).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2016 WL 1375710

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This Florida statute resource is curated by Florida Bar member Graham W. Syfert, a Jacksonville, Florida criminal defense attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). Attorney Syfert regularly handles Chapter 893 matters in the context of drug possession and trafficking defense and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.