Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, § 4203 (2026)

Persons exempted

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Subchapter 001 : REGULATED DRUGS

(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 4203)

§ 4203. Persons exempted

The provisions of this chapter, restricting the possession and control of regulated drugs, shall not apply to common carriers or to warehousemen while engaged solely in lawfully transporting or storing such drugs while in their original containers, nor to any employee of the same acting within the scope of his or her employment, nor to public officers or their employees in the performance of their official duties requiring possession or control of regulated drugs, nor to temporary incidental possession by employees or agents of persons lawfully entitled to possession, including a medical or dental assistant, nurse, intern, resident, and a member of a patient’s family dispensing or administering regulated drugs under a licensed physician’s or dentist’s orders, nor by authorized persons whose possession is for the purpose of aiding public officers in performing their official duties. (Added 1967, No. 343 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 23, 1968.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1992–1992 · leading case: State v. Lapan, 609 A.2d 970 (Vt. 1992).

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State v. Lapan, 609 A.2d 970 (Vt. 1992). · cites it 2× “Prior to trial, defendant submitted a proposed “agency defense” jury charge in accordance with 18 V.S.A. § 4203, under which no violation would have occurred from the “temporary incidental possession by employees or agents of persons lawfully entitled to possession” of such…”

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