(A) (1) Whenever a manufacturer sells a controlled substance, and whenever a wholesaler, repackager or outsourcing facility sells a controlled substance in a package the wholesaler, repackager or outsourcing facility has prepared, the manufacturer or the wholesaler, repackager or outsourcing facility, as the case may be, shall securely affix to each package in which the controlled substance is contained a label showing in legible English the name and address of the vendor and the quantity, kind and form of controlled substance contained therein.
(2) No person, except a pharmacist for the purpose of dispensing a controlled substance, upon a prescription shall alter, deface or remove any label so affixed. As used in this division, “repackager” and “outsourcing facility” have the same meanings as in R.C. § 4729.01.
(B) No person shall alter, deface or remove any label affixed pursuant to R.C. § 3719.08 as long as any of the original contents remain.
(R.C. § 3719.08(A), (E))
(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(1) If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of this section, or R.C. § 3719.07 or 3719.08, or a drug abuse offense, a violation of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(2) If the violation involves the sale, offer to sell or possession of a Schedule I or II controlled substance, with the exception of marihuana, and if the offender, as a result of the violation, is a major drug offender, then R.C. § 3719.99(D) applies.
(R.C. § 3719.99(C))