Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1946 )

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Hon. Walter Cousinr, Jr. Sm., Toxar Board of Pharmaoy 911 southland Llrr Annex slag. Dallas-l, Texan Your letter roqum?.tlng under Qato or AU& 2, 1946, relat *We have ha6 a rrq the Unlrerslty of Texas that that Saotion of other thl,nga br a ylng for unit 0a Staten cltlzm- know if it 18 poosalblr for or lloenso aa pharmaolst upon oitlzenshlp papern?w @a, Sec. 9, V.A.C .S., in part proviJe8: given by the State Board of ?hermoy. The applloant shall :xIccdagpllcetion by ;resentlng to the Seoretary of the on form furn:snei by t:.e Board, satisfactory sworn evide&e that he 1;aa attained the age of t?;enty-one (21) yeara, Hon. ‘Ualter Cou81118,Jr., pa66 2 18 or good moral oharaotrr, la a oltlon of the United statbr, and has at lbast graduated tram a rir8t grad0 hi,@ rohool, or ha8 a preliminary eduoktlon 8qulralent thereto, pomittlng nuitrloulatlon in thr Unlrrrrlty or T0188, and that he ha8 att6nd8d UId graduated fFOIUa rctutabls unirarrity, sohO 6r 00118430of phaxaaoy uhioh 8I8Ot8with th6 rrquirsnents Of ttc Board, and 8ha1l h&T8 had at 1888t OIL8 (1) y8aF Of praOtlOti 8sporlmor in a retail pharmaoy undar tha dlrrot rupertirlon or a registwrd pharmaoLt. . . . ". . . ". . . Proridrd that thr State Board of Phanuoy may In its diroretlon, upon th8 paymant 0r Trmprire (;25,OO) Dollarr, grant a lioenrr to praotioa pharmaoy to ~brsonrwho ruralrh proof that thsr hare b88n regl8- a8 8UOh in 801118 othrr 8tat8 OF tWritOry, alIdthat they ar8 or good rm>ral oharaotrr, prorldsd that ruoh other Board in itr``oramination rrquirrd ths a81118g8noral dogroe Of fitne88 r Ulred by thlr 8tat0, rSd yMt8 tho Y 1*68 t0 pharIMoi8tr Of thlr 8tat8." 88m6 reoiproOal priv Although WI have qUOt8d the h8t 88nt8llO8 O# 980. 9, which rert8 Qlroretion la She Board a8 to oortala r8ofprooal pririlogrr to out 0r Statc,or territory l Bplioant8, your r8qU88t rd808 UO qUO8tiOIl undrr 8hl8 prOli80, a8 th8 8Qpll- oant 18 a non-rrglrtrmt eltizrn 0r a South Amrrloaa rountry. one 0r the 8pOOlilO requlrementr r*t rorth in 900. 9 18 that raoh lpplloant on hi8 applloation tom turnl8hed br the Board eh811 proeent ratl8taotory 8worn rrldsnor that he 18 l OitiZOn Or thr United state8. The tiling or an applloatlon for oltlzenshlp papsrm would not meet this requlrrmcnt. Wo find no prcvlslon in tizs law, Section 9 br el8ewhere, authorlz- lng the State Board of Flmrmoy to waive this requlrwnent. An8wsring yam request, it ia tL.6 opinion of thla Department that lo order :O take tte exar&xtlon for a llosnse as a pharmaoiet, an cpplioant Ituet furnish satisfeotory 8worn erldenoe that he 1s a oitfzen of the Unite& States, a8 required in Sec. 9, krt . l+542a, V. A,. C. 5. _.. Ysurs nry truly WJFX:Ahfb: