(A) No person shall alter, deface or remove any label affixed by a manufacturer, wholesaler, pharmacist or practitioner who dispenses a controlled substance in a package or container, as long as any of the original contents remain, except when lawfully filling a prescription.
(R.C. § 3719.08)
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, if the offender has not previously been convicted of a violation of this section, R.C. §§ 3719.07 or 3719.08 or a drug abuse offense.
(R.C. § 3719.99(C))
('80 Code, § 513.09) Penalty, see § 138.99