California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 5.5 — Registered Dispensing OpticiansArticle 1 — General ProvisionsSection 2557
This chapter shall not affect any person licensed as an optometrist under Chapter 7 of Division II of this code, or any physician and surgeon licensed under Chapter 5 of Division II of this code. Such exemption shall not apply to any optometrist or physician and surgeon exclusively engaged in the business of filling prescriptions for physicians and surgeons. This chapter does not prohibit the sale of goggles, sun glasses, colored glasses, or occupational protective eye devices if they do not have refractive values nor do the provisions of this chapter prohibit the sale of complete ready-to-wear eyeglasses as merchandise.
Notes
Exempts licensed optometrists and physicians and surgeons from the chapter, except those exclusively engaged in the business of filling prescriptions for physicians and surgeons. Allows the sale of goggles, sunglasses, colored glasses, and occupational protective eye devices without refractive values, and allows complete ready-to-wear eyeglasses to be sold as merchandise.
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