21 U.S.C. § 822 : US Code - Section 822: Persons required to register

Search 21 U.S.C. § 822 : US Code - Section 822: Persons required to register

(a) Period of registration
(1) Every person who manufactures or distributes any controlled
substance or list I chemical, or who proposes to engage in the
manufacture or distribution of any controlled substance or list I
chemical, shall obtain annually a registration issued by the
Attorney General in accordance with the rules and regulations
promulgated by him.
(2) Every person who dispenses, or who proposes to dispense, any
controlled substance, shall obtain from the Attorney General a
registration issued in accordance with the rules and regulations
promulgated by him. The Attorney General shall, by regulation,
determine the period of such registrations. In no event, however,
shall such registrations be issued for less than one year nor for
more than three years.
(b) Authorized activities
Persons registered by the Attorney General under this subchapter
to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances or
list I chemicals are authorized to possess, manufacture,
distribute, or dispense such substances or chemicals (including any
such activity in the conduct of research) to the extent authorized
by their registration and in conformity with the other provisions
of this subchapter.
(c) Exceptions
The following persons shall not be required to register and may
lawfully possess any controlled substance or list I chemical under
this subchapter:
(1) An agent or employee of any registered manufacturer,
distributor, or dispenser of any controlled substance or list I
chemical if such agent or employee is acting in the usual course
of his business or employment.
(2) A common or contract carrier or warehouseman, or an
employee thereof, whose possession of the controlled substance or
list I chemical is in the usual course of his business or
employment.
(3) An ultimate user who possesses such substance for a purpose
specified in section 802(25) (!1) of this title.
(d) Waiver
The Attorney General may, by regulation, waive the requirement
for registration of certain manufacturers, distributors, or
dispensers if he finds it consistent with the public health and
safety.
(e) Separate registration
A separate registration shall be required at each principal place
of business or professional practice where the applicant
manufactures, distributes, or dispenses controlled substances or
list I chemicals.
(f) Inspection
The Attorney General is authorized to inspect the establishment
of a registrant or applicant for registration in accordance with
the rules and regulations promulgated by him.