California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 4022.5

(a) “Designated representative” means an individual to whom a license has been granted pursuant to Section 4053.  A pharmacist fulfilling the duties of Section 4053 shall not be required to obtain a license as a designated representative.

(b) “Designated representative-in-charge” means a designated representative or designated representative-reverse distributor, or a pharmacist licensed in the home state proposed by a wholesaler or veterinary food-animal drug retailer and approved by the board as the supervisor or manager responsible for ensuring the wholesaler's or veterinary food-animal drug retailer's compliance with all state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to practice in the applicable license category.