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21 U.S.C. § 828 — Order forms
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**(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) and regulations prescribed by him pursuant to this section.
**(b) Nonapplicability of provisions** Nothing in subsection (a) shall apply to—
(1) the exportation of such substances from the United States in conformity with subchapter II;
(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); or
(3) the delivery of such a substance for the purpose of disposal by an ultimate user, long-term care facility, or other person acting in accordance with [section 822(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section822/g&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Preservation and availability**
(1) Every person who in pursuance of an order required under subsection (a) 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
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**(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) and regulations prescribed by him pursuant to this section.
**(b) Nonapplicability of provisions** Nothing in subsection (a) shall apply to—
(1) the exportation of such substances from the United States in conformity with subchapter II;
(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); or
(3) the delivery of such a substance for the purpose of disposal by an ultimate user, long-term care facility, or other person acting in accordance with [section 822(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section822/g&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Preservation and availability**
(1) Every person who in pursuance of an order required under subsection (a) 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) 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) 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) only to persons validly registered under [section 823 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section823&num=0&edition=prelim) (or exempted from registration under [section 822(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section822/d&num=0&edition=prelim)). 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.
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The Congress makes the following findings and declarations:
(1) Many of the drugs included within this subchapter have a useful and legitimate medical purpose and are necessary to maintain the health and general welfare of the American people.
(2) The illegal importation, manufacture, distribution, and possession and improper use of controlled substances have a substantial and detrimental effect on the health and general welfare of the American people.
(3) A major portion of the traffic in controlled substances flows through interstate and foreign commerce. Incidents of the traffic which are not an integral part of the interstate or foreign flow, such as manufacture, local distribution, and possession, nonetheless have a substantial and direct effect upon interstate commerce because—
(A) after manufacture, many controlled substances are transported in interstate commerce,
(B) controlled substances distributed locally usually have been transported in interstate commerce immediately before their distribution, and
(C) controlled substances possessed commonly flow through interstate commerce immediately prior to such possession.
(4) Local distribution and possession of controlled substances contribute to swelling the interstate traffic in such substances.
(5) Controlled substances manufactured and distributed intrastate cannot be differentiated from controlled substances manufactured and distributed interstate. Thus, it is not feasible to distinguish, in terms of controls, between controlled substances manufactured and distributed interstate and controlled substances manufactured and distributed intrastate.
(6) Federal control of the intrastate incidents of the traffic in controlled substances is essential to the effective control of the interstate incidents
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**(a) Manufacturers of controlled substances in schedule I or II** The Attorney General shall register an applicant to manufacture controlled substances in schedule I or II if he determines that such registration is consistent with the public interest and with United States obligations under international treaties, conventions, or protocols in effect on May 1, 1971. In determining the public interest, the following factors shall be considered:
(1) maintenance of effective controls against diversion of particular controlled substances and any controlled substance in schedule I or II compounded therefrom into other than legitimate medical, scientific, research, or industrial channels, by limiting the importation and bulk manufacture of such controlled substances to a number of establishments which can produce an adequate and uninterrupted supply of these substances under adequately competitive conditions for legitimate medical, scientific, research, and industrial purposes;
(2) compliance with applicable State and local law;
(3) promotion of technical advances in the art of manufacturing these substances and the development of new substances;
(4) prior conviction record of applicant under Federal and State laws relating to the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of such substances;
(5) past experience in the manufacture of controlled substances, and the existence in the establishment of effective control against diversion; and
(6) such other factors as may be relevant to and consistent with the public health and safety.
**(b) Distributors of controlled substances in schedule I or II** The Attorney General shall register an applicant to distribute a controlled substance in schedule I or II unless he determines that the issuance of such registration is inconsist
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**(a) Unlawful acts** It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally—
(1) who is a registrant to distribute a controlled substance classified in schedule I or II, in the course of his legitimate business, except pursuant to an order or an order form as required by [section 828 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section828&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) to use in the course of the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of a controlled substance, or to use for the purpose of acquiring or obtaining a controlled substance, a registration number which is fictitious, revoked, suspended, expired, or issued to another person;
(3) to acquire or obtain possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, or subterfuge;
(4)
(A) to furnish false or fraudulent material information in, or omit any material information from, any application, report, record, or other document required to be made, kept, or filed under this subchapter or subchapter II, or (B) to present false or fraudulent identification where the person is receiving or purchasing a listed chemical and the person is required to present identification under [section 830(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section830/a&num=0&edition=prelim);
(5) to make, distribute, or possess any punch, die, plate, stone, or other thing designed to print, imprint, or reproduce the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device of another or any likeness of any of the foregoing upon any drug or container or labeling thereof so as to render such drug a counterfeit substance;
(6) to possess any three-neck round-bottom flask, tableting machine, encapsulating machine,
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Page 828
TITLE 21—FOOD AND DRUGS
§ 828
(6) That section 830(b)(3) of this title (relat-
ing to mail order reporting) applies with re-
spect to gamma hydroxybutyric acid to the
same extent and in the same manner as such
section applies with respect to the chemicals
and drug products specified in subparagraph
(A)(i) of such section.
(j) Electronic reporting format
All of the reports required under this section
shall be provided in an electronic format.
(Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 307, Oct. 27, 1970, 84
Stat. 1258; Pub. L. 93–281, § 5, May 14, 1974, 88
Stat. 125; Pub. L. 95–633, title I, §§ 104, 110, Nov.
10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3772, 3773; Pub. L. 98–473, title II,
§§ 514, 515, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2074; Pub. L.
106–172, § 4, Feb. 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 9; Pub. L.
110–425, § 3(c), Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4824; Pub. L.
115–271, title III, § 3273(a), Oct. 24, 2018, 132 Stat.
3952; Pub. L. 117–215, title I, § 103(b)(1)(D), Dec. 2,
2022, 136 Stat. 2263.)
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Schedules II, III, IV, and V, referred to in subsec. (c),
are set out in section 812(c) of this title.
AMENDMENTS
2022—Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 117–215 substituted
‘‘823(g)’’ for ‘‘823(f)’’ in introductory provisions.
2018—Subsecs. (f) to (i). Pub. L. 115–271, § 3273(a)(1), (2),
added subsec. (f) and redesignated former subsecs. (f) to
(h) as (g) to (i), respectively.
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 115–271, § 3273(a)(3), added subsec.
(j).
2008—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–425 designated existing
provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
2000—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 106–172 added subsec. (h).
1984—Subsec. (c)(1)(A). Pub. L. 98–473, § 514(a), sub-
stituted ‘‘to the prescribing of controlled substances in
schedule II, III, IV, or V by practitioners acting in the
lawful course of
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