Maryland Criminal Law Section 10-103

      (a)      This section does not apply to:

            (1)      a physician licensed to practice medicine;

            (2)      a government unit; or

            (3)      the otherwise lawful conduct of business between commercial, medical, pharmaceutical, scientific, or government units.

      (b)      Except in accordance with a prescription written by a physician licensed to practice medicine, a person may not sell, dispense, or give to another a drug, medicine, preparation, substance, or a preparation containing a sulfonamide drug to alleviate, treat, or cure venereal disease.

      (c)      (1)      A prescription under subsection (b) of this section shall include:

                  (i)      the physician's signature and address; and

                  (ii)      the date the prescription was written.

            (2)      The person filling the prescription required under subsection (b) of this section:

                  (i)      shall write on the prescription the date it was filled;

                  (ii)      shall keep the prescription on file for at least 2 years after it was filled;

                  (iii)      shall allow the prescription to be inspected by State and local health authorities; and

                  (iv)      may not refill the prescription except on the order of the physician who wrote the prescription.

      (d)      A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding:

            (1)      $50 for the first violation; and

            (2)      $250 for each subsequent violation.