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[CITE: 21USC828]

 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
              CHAPTER 13--DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
 
                  SUBCHAPTER I--CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
 
 Part C--Registration of Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dispensers of 
                          Controlled Substances
 
Sec. 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.

(Pub. L. 91-513, title II, Sec. 308, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1259.)

                       References in Text

    Schedules I and II, referred to in subsec. (a), are set out in 
section 812(c) of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 843 of this title.
