Sec. 432.004.  EXEMPTIONS.  (a)  This chapter does not apply to:
(1)  a manufacturer, distributor, or processor of a food, drug, device, or cosmetic who, in the normal course of business, reconditions the items manufactured, distributed, or processed by or for that person and not purchased by that person solely for the purpose of reconditioning and sale; 
(2)  a common carrier, or the common carrier's agent, who disposes of or otherwise transfers undamaged or distressed food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics to a person who is exempt under this section or to a licensed salvage broker or salvage operator; 
(3)  a person who transfers distressed merchandise to a licensed salvage broker or salvage operator;  or
(4)  a nonprofit organization that distributes food to the needy under Chapter 76, Civil Practice and Remedies Code (Good Faith Donor Act), but that does not recondition the food.
(b)  In this chapter, a pharmacist licensed under the law of this state is not considered a manufacturer when the pharmacist fills a prescription from a licensed practitioner or when the pharmacist compounds or mixes drugs or medicine in the pharmacist's professional capacity.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.