# K.S.A. § 65-650: 65-650 - Medicines, drugs and poisons sold through vending machines, requirements; penalties for violations

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A6_S65-650

## Section

- **Citation:** K.S.A. § 65-650
- **Heading:** 65-650 - Medicines, drugs and poisons sold through vending machines, requirements; penalties for violations
- **Jurisdiction:** Kansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KS Code / Chapter 65 / Article 6 / Section 65-650

## Text

65-650. Medicines, drugs and poisons sold through vending machines, requirements; penalties for violations. (a) Any person, firm or corporation who offers for sale, sells or distributes any prescription medicine, prescription-only drug, drug which contains ephedrine alkaloids, drug intended for human use by hypodermic injection or poison through or by means of any vending machine or other mechanical device, or who uses any vending machine in or for the sale or distribution of any prescription medicine, prescription-only drug, drug which contains ephedrine alkaloids, drug intended for human use by hypodermic injection or poison, shall be guilty of a class C nonperson misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $500.

(b) No nonprescription drugs shall be offered for sale or sold through a vending machine in anything other than the manufacturer's original tamper-evident and expiration-dated packet. No more than 12 different nonprescription drugs products shall be offered for sale or sold through any one vending machine. Any vending machine in which nonprescription drugs are offered for sale or sold shall be located so that the drugs stored in such vending machine are stored in accordance with drug manufacturer's requirements. Drugs offered for sale or sold in such vending machine shall not be older than the manufacturer's expiration date. Each vending machine through which nonprescription drugs are offered for sale or sold shall have an obvious and legible statement on the machine that identifies the owner of the machine, a toll-free telephone number at which the consumer may contact the owner of the machine, a statement advising the consumer to check the expiration date of the product before using the product and the telephone number of the state board of pharmacy. As used in this subsection, "nonprescription drug" does not include any prescription medicine, prescription-only drug, drug which contains ephedrine alkaloids, drug intended for human use by hypodermic injection or poison. A violation of this subsection is a class C nonperson misdemeanor and upon conviction the violator shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $500.

## Nearby sections

- [K.S.A. § 65-636 65-636 - Exhibition of title "drugstore," "pharmacy" or "apothecary."](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A6_S65-636.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-643 65-643 - Caustic or corrosive substances; definition of terms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A6_S65-643.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-644 65-644 - Same; misbranding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A6_S65-644.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-645 65-645 - Same; condemnation and disposition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A6_S65-645.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-646 65-646 - Same; enforcement of act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A6_S65-646.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-647 65-647 - Same; penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A6_S65-647.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-648 65-648 - Same; prosecutions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A6_S65-648.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-649 65-649 - Same; sale of household products.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A6_S65-649.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-650 65-650 - Medicines, drugs and poisons sold through vending machines, requirements; penalties for violations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A6_S65-650.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-655 65-655 - Food, drug and cosmetic act; title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A6_S65-655.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-656 65-656 - Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A6_S65-656.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-657 65-657 - Same; unlawful acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A6_S65-657.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-658 65-658 - Same; injunction to restrain violation of K.S.A. 65-657.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A6_S65-658.md)
- [K.S.A. § 65-660 65-660 - Same; adulterated or misbranded food, drug, device or cosmetic; detaining or embargoing; condemnation proceedings; consolidation, when; samples and analyses of seized articles; destruction of certain perishable food.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C65_A6_S65-660.md)

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