21 U.S.C. § 828 : US Code - Section 828: Order forms

Search 21 U.S.C. § 828 : US Code - Section 828: Order forms

(a) Unlawful distribution of controlled substances
It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute a controlled
substance in schedule I or II to another except in pursuance of a
written order of the person to whom such substance is distributed,
made on a form to be issued by the Attorney General in blank in
accordance with subsection (d) of this section and regulations
prescribed by him pursuant to this section.
(b) Nonapplicability of provisions
Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall apply to -
(1) the exportation of such substances from the United States
in conformity with subchapter II of this chapter;
(2) the delivery of such a substance to or by a common or
contract carrier for carriage in the lawful and usual course of
its business, or to or by a warehouseman for storage in the
lawful and usual course of its business; but where such carriage
or storage is in connection with the distribution by the owner of
the substance to a third person, this paragraph shall not relieve
the distributor from compliance with subsection (a) of this
section.
(c) Preservation and availability
(1) Every person who in pursuance of an order required under
subsection (a) of this section distributes a controlled substance
shall preserve such order for a period of two years, and shall make
such order available for inspection and copying by officers and
employees of the United States duly authorized for that purpose by
the Attorney General, and by officers or employees of States or
their political subdivisions who are charged with the enforcement
of State or local laws regulating the production, or regulating the
distribution or dispensing, of controlled substances and who are
authorized under such laws to inspect such orders.
(2) Every person who gives an order required under subsection (a)
of this section shall, at or before the time of giving such order,
make or cause to be made a duplicate thereof on a form to be issued
by the Attorney General in blank in accordance with subsection (d)
of this section and regulations prescribed by him pursuant to this
section, and shall, if such order is accepted, preserve such
duplicate for a period of two years and make it available for
inspection and copying by the officers and employees mentioned in
paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(d) Issuance
(1) The Attorney General shall issue forms pursuant to
subsections (a) and (c)(2) of this section only to persons validly
registered under section 823 of this title (or exempted from
registration under section 822(d) of this title). Whenever any such
form is issued to a person, the Attorney General shall, before
delivery thereof, insert therein the name of such person, and it
shall be unlawful for any other person (A) to use such form for the
purpose of obtaining controlled substances or (B) to furnish such
form to any person with intent thereby to procure the distribution
of such substances.
(2) The Attorney General may charge reasonable fees for the
issuance of such forms in such amounts as he may prescribe for the
purpose of covering the cost to the United States of issuing such
forms, and other necessary activities in connection therewith.
(e) Unlawful acts
It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain by means of order
forms issued under this section controlled substances for any
purpose other than their use, distribution, dispensing, or
administration in the conduct of a lawful business in such
substances or in the course of his professional practice or
research.