Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 21


   

U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Chapter 13 - Notes
                  SUBCHAPTER I - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT              
                     PART A - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS                 
    Sec.                                                     
    801.        Congressional findings and declarations: controlled
                 substances.                                          
    801a.       Congressional findings and declarations: psychotropic
                 substances.                                          
    802.        Definitions.                                          
    803.        Repealed.                                             
          PART B - AUTHORITY TO CONTROL; STANDARDS AND SCHEDULES      
    811.        Authority and criteria for classification of
                 substances.                                          
                  (a)  Rules and regulations of Attorney General;
                        hearing.                                      
                  (b)  Evaluation of drugs and other substances.      
                  (c)  Factors determinative of control or removal
                        from schedules.                               
                  (d)  International treaties, conventions, and
                        protocols requiring control; procedures
                        respecting changes in drug schedules of
                        Convention on Psychotropic Substances.        
                  (e)  Immediate precursors.                          
                  (f)  Abuse potential.                               
                  (g)  Exclusion of non-narcotic substances sold over
                        the counter without a prescription;
                        dextromethorphan; exemption of substances
                        lacking abuse potential.                      
                  (h)  Temporary scheduling to avoid imminent hazards
                        to public safety.                             
    812.        Schedules of controlled substances.                   
                  (a)  Establishment.                                 
                  (b)  Placement on schedules; findings required.     
                  (c)  Initial schedules of controlled substances.    
    813.        Treatment of controlled substance analogues.          
    814.        Removal of exemption of certain drugs.                
                  (a)  Removal of exemption.                          
                  (b)  Factors to be considered.                      
                  (c)  Specificity of designation.                    
                  (d)  Reinstatement of exemption with respect to
                        particular drug products.                     
                  (e)  Reinstatement of exemption with respect to
                        ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and
                        phenylpropanolamine drug products.            
         PART C - REGISTRATION OF MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND
                    DISPENSERS OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
    821.        Rules and regulations.                                
    822.        Persons required to register.                         
                  (a)  Period of registration.                        
                  (b)  Authorized activities.                         
                  (c)  Exceptions.                                    
                  (d)  Waiver.                                        
                  (e)  Separate registration.                         
                  (f)  Inspection.                                    
    823.        Registration requirements.                            
                  (a)  Manufacturers of controlled substances in
                        schedule I or II.                             
                  (b)  Distributors of controlled substances in
                        schedule I or II.                             
                  (c)  Limits of authorized activities.               
                  (d)  Manufacturers of controlled substances in
                        schedule III, IV, or V.                       
                  (e)  Distributors of controlled substances in
                        schedule III, IV, or V.                       
                  (f)  Research by practitioners; pharmacies; research
                        applications; construction of Article 7 of the
                        Convention on Psychotropic Substances.        
                  (g)  Practitioners dispensing narcotic drugs for
                        narcotic treatment; annual registration;
                        separate registration; qualifications; waiver.
                  (h)  Applicants for distribution of list I
                        chemicals.                                    
    824.        Denial, revocation, or suspension of registration.    
                  (a)  Grounds.                                       
                  (b)  Limits of revocation or suspension.            
                  (c)  Service of show cause order; proceedings.      
                  (d)  Suspension of registration in cases of imminent
                        danger.                                       
                  (e)  Suspension and revocation of quotas.           
                  (f)  Disposition of controlled substances or list I
                        chemicals.                                    
                  (g)  Seizure or placement under seal of controlled
                        substances or list I chemicals.               
    825.        Labeling and packaging.                               
                  (a)  Symbol.                                        
                  (b)  Unlawful distribution without identifying
                        symbol.                                       
                  (c)  Warning on label.                              
                  (d)  Containers to be securely sealed.              
    826.        Production quotas for controlled substances.          
                  (a)  Establishment of total annual needs.           
                  (b)  Individual production quotas; revised quotas.  
                  (c)  Manufacturing quotas for registered
                        manufacturers.                                
                  (d)  Quotas for registrants who have not
                        manufactured controlled substance during one
                        or more preceding years.                      
                  (e)  Quota increases.                               
                  (f)  Incidental production exception.               
    827.        Records and reports of registrants.                   
                  (a)  Inventory.                                     
                  (b)  Availability of records.                       
                  (c)  Nonapplicability.                              
                  (d)  Periodic reports to Attorney General.          
                  (e)  Reporting and recordkeeping requirements of
                        drug conventions.                             
                  (f)  Investigational uses of drugs; procedures.     
                  (g)  Change of address.                             
                  (h)  Reporting requirements for GHB.                
    828.        Order forms.                                          
                  (a)  Unlawful distribution of controlled substances.
                  (b)  Nonapplicability of provisions.                
                  (c)  Preservation and availability.                 
                  (d)  Issuance.                                      
                  (e)  Unlawful acts.                                 
    829.        Prescriptions.                                        
                  (a)  Schedule II substances.                        
                  (b)  Schedule III and IV substances.                
                  (c)  Schedule V substances.                         
                  (d)  Non-prescription drugs with abuse potential.   
    830.        Regulation of listed chemicals and certain machines.  
                  (a)  Record of regulated transactions.              
                  (b)  Reports to Attorney General.                   
                  (c)  Confidentiality of information obtained by
                        Attorney General; non-disclosure; exceptions. 
                      PART D - OFFENSES AND PENALTIES                  
    841.        Prohibited acts A.                                    
                  (a)  Unlawful acts.                                 
                  (b)  Penalties.                                     
                  (c)  Offenses involving listed chemicals.           
                  (d)  Boobytraps on Federal property; penalties;
                        "boobytrap" defined.                          
                  (e)  Ten-year injunction as additional penalty.     
                  (f)  Wrongful distribution or possession of listed
                        chemicals.                                    
    842.        Prohibited acts B.                                    
                  (a)  Unlawful acts.                                 
                  (b)  Manufacture.                                   
                  (c)  Penalties.                                     
    843.        Prohibited acts C.                                    
                  (a)  Unlawful acts.                                 
                  (b)  Communication facility.                        
                  (c)  Advertisement.                                 
                  (d)  Penalties.                                     
                  (e)  Additional penalties.                          
                  (f)  Injunctions.                                   
    844.        Penalties for simple possession.                      
                  (a)  Unlawful acts; penalties.                      
                  (b)  Repealed.                                      
                  (c)  "Drug, narcotic, or chemical offense" defined. 
    844a.       Civil penalty for possession of small amounts of
                 certain controlled substances.                       
                  (a)  In general.                                    
                  (b)  Income and net assets.                         
                  (c)  Prior conviction.                              
                  (d)  Limitation on number of assessments.           
                  (e)  Assessment.                                    
                  (f)  Compromise.                                    
                  (g)  Judicial review.                               
                  (h)  Civil action.                                  
                  (i)  Limitation.                                    
                  (j)  Expungement procedures.                        
    845 to 845b. Transferred.                                         
    846.        Attempt and conspiracy.                               
    847.        Additional penalties.                                 
    848.        Continuing criminal enterprise.                       
                  (a)  Penalties; forfeitures.                        
                  (b)  Life imprisonment for engaging in continuing
                        criminal enterprise.                          
                  (c)  "Continuing criminal enterprise" defined.      
                  (d)  Suspension of sentence and probation
                        prohibited.                                   
                  (e)  Death penalty.                                 
                  (g)  Hearing required with respect to death penalty.
                  (h)  Notice by Government in death penalty cases.   
                  (i)  Hearing before court or jury.                  
                  (j)  Proof of aggravating and mitigating factors.   
                  (k)  Return of findings.                            
                  (l)  Imposition of sentence.                        
                  (m)  Mitigating factors.                            
                  (n)  Aggravating factors for homicide.              
                  (o)  Right of defendant to justice without
                        discrimination.                               
                  (p)  Sentencing in capital cases in which death
                        penalty is not sought or imposed.             
                  (q)  Appeal in capital cases; counsel for
                        financially unable defendants.                
                  (r)  Refusal to participate by State and Federal
                        correctional employees.                       
    849.        Transportation safety offenses.                       
                  (a)  Definitions.                                   
                  (b)  First offense.                                 
                  (c)  Subsequent offense.                            
    850.        Information for sentencing.                           
    851.        Proceedings to establish prior convictions.           
                  (a)  Information filed by United States Attorney.   
                  (b)  Affirmation or denial of previous conviction.  
                  (c)  Denial; written response; hearing.             
                  (d)  Imposition of sentence.                        
                  (e)  Statute of limitations.                        
    852.        Application of treaties and other international
                 agreements.                                          
    853.        Criminal forfeitures.                                 
                  (a)  Property subject to criminal forfeiture.       
                  (b)  Meaning of term "property".                    
                  (c)  Third party transfers.                         
                  (d)  Rebuttable presumption.                        
                  (e)  Protective orders.                             
                  (f)  Warrant of seizure.                            
                  (g)  Execution.                                     
                  (h)  Disposition of property.                       
                  (i)  Authority of the Attorney General.             
                  (j)  Applicability of civil forfeiture provisions.  
                  (k)  Bar on intervention.                           
                  (l)  Jurisdiction to enter orders.                  
                  (m)  Depositions.                                   
                  (n)  Third party interests.                         
                  (o)  Construction.                                  
                  (p)  Forfeiture of substitute property.             
                  (q)  Restitution for cleanup of clandestine
                        laboratory sites.                             
    853a.       Transferred.                                          
    854.        Investment of illicit drug profits.                   
                  (a)  Prohibition.                                   
                  (b)  Penalty.                                       
                  (c)  "Enterprise" defined.                          
                  (d)  Construction.                                  
    855.        Alternative fine.                                     
    856.        Maintaining drug-involved premises.                   
                  (a)  Unlawful acts.                                 
                  (b)  Criminal penalties.                            
                  (c)  Violation as offense against property.         
                  (d)  Civil penalties.                               
                  (e)  Declaratory and injunctive remedies.           
    857.        Repealed.                                             
    858.        Endangering human life while illegally manufacturing
                 controlled substance.                                
    859.        Distribution to persons under age twenty-one.         
                  (a)  First offense.                                 
                  (b)  Second offense.                                
    860.        Distribution or manufacturing in or near schools and
                 colleges.                                            
                  (a)  Penalty.                                       
                  (b)  Second offenders.                              
                  (c)  Employing children to distribute drugs near
                        schools or playgrounds.                       
                  (d)  Suspension of sentence; probation; parole.     
                  (e)  Definitions.                                   
    861.        Employment or use of persons under 18 years of age in
                 drug operations.                                     
                  (a)  Unlawful acts.                                 
                  (b)  Penalty for first offense.                     
                  (c)  Penalty for subsequent offenses.               
                  (d)  Penalty for providing or distributing
                        controlled substance to underage person.      
                  (e)  Suspension of sentence; probation; parole.     
                  (f)  Distribution of controlled substance to
                        pregnant individual.                          
    862.        Denial of Federal benefits to drug traffickers and
                 possessors.                                          
                  (a)  Drug traffickers.                              
                  (b)  Drug possessors.                               
                  (c)  Suspension of period of ineligibility.         
                  (d)  Definitions.                                   
                  (e)  Inapplicability of this section to Government
                        witnesses.                                    
                  (f)  Indian provision.                              
                  (g)  Presidential report.                           
                  (h)  Effective date.                                
    862a.       Denial of assistance and benefits for certain
                 drug-related convictions.                            
                  (a)  In general.                                    
                  (b)  Effects on assistance and benefits for others. 
                  (c)  Enforcement.                                   
                  (d)  Limitations.                                   
                  (e)  "State" defined.                               
                  (f)  Rule of interpretation.                        
    862b.       Sanctioning for testing positive for controlled
                 substances.                                          
    863.        Drug paraphernalia.                                   
                  (a)  In general.                                    
                  (b)  Penalties.                                     
                  (c)  Seizure and forfeiture.                        
                  (d)  "Drug paraphernalia" defined.                  
                  (e)  Matters considered in determination of what
                        constitutes drug paraphernalia.               
                  (f)  Exemptions.                                    
    864.        Anhydrous ammonia.                                    
            PART E - ADMINISTRATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS        
    871.        Attorney General.                                     
                  (a)  Delegation of functions.                       
                  (b)  Rules and regulations.                         
                  (c)  Acceptance of devises, bequests, gifts, and
                        donations.                                    
    872.        Education and research programs of Attorney General.  
                  (a)  Authorization.                                 
                  (b)  Contracts.                                     
                  (c)  Identification of research populations;
                        authorization to withhold.                    
                  (d)  Affect of treaties and other international
                        agreements on confidentiality.                
                  (e)  Use of controlled substances in research.      
                  (f)  Program to curtail diversion of precursor and
                        essential chemicals.                          
    872a.       Public-private education program.                     
                  (a)  Advisory panel.                                
                  (b)  Continuation of current efforts.               
    873.        Cooperative arrangements.                             
                  (a)  Cooperation of Attorney General with local,
                        State, and Federal agencies.                  
                  (b)  Requests by Attorney General for assistance
                        from Federal agencies or instrumentalities.   
                  (c)  Descriptive and analytic reports by Attorney
                        General to State agencies of distribution
                        patterns of schedule II substances having
                        highest rates of abuse.                       
                  (d)  Grants by Attorney General.                    
    874.        Advisory committees.                                  
    875.        Administrative hearings.                              
                  (a)  Power of Attorney General.                     
                  (b)  Procedures applicable.                         
    876.        Subpenas.                                             
                  (a)  Authorization of use by Attorney General.      
                  (b)  Service.                                       
                  (c)  Enforcement.                                   
    877.        Judicial review.                                      
    878.        Powers of enforcement personnel.                      
    879.        Search warrants.                                      
    880.        Administrative inspections and warrants.              
                  (a)  "Controlled premises" defined.                 
                  (b)  Grant of authority; scope of inspections.      
                  (c)  Situations not requiring warrants.             
                  (d)  Administrative inspection warrants; issuance;
                        execution; probable cause.                    
    881.        Forfeitures.                                          
                  (a)  Subject property.                              
                  (b)  Seizure procedures.                            
                  (c)  Custody of Attorney General.                   
                  (d)  Other laws and proceedings applicable.         
                  (e)  Disposition of forfeited property.             
                  (f)  Forfeiture and destruction of schedule I and II
                        substances.                                   
                  (g)  Plants.                                        
                  (h)  Vesting of title in United States.             
                  (i)  Stay of civil forfeiture proceedings.          
                  (j)  Venue.                                         
                  (l)  Agreement between Attorney General and Postal
                        Service for performance of functions.         
    881-1, 881a. Transferred.                                         
    882.        Injunctions.                                          
                  (a)  Jurisdiction.                                  
                  (b)  Jury trial.                                    
    883.        Enforcement proceedings.                              
    884.        Immunity and privilege.                               
                  (a)  Refusal to testify.                            
                  (b)  Order of United States district court.         
                  (c)  Request by United States attorney.             
    885.        Burden of proof; liabilities.                         
                  (a)  Exemptions and exceptions; presumption in
                        simple possession offenses.                   
                  (b)  Registration and order forms.                  
                  (c)  Use of vehicles, vessels, and aircraft.        
                  (d)  Immunity of Federal, State, local and other
                        officials.                                    
    886.        Payments and advances.                                
                  (a)  Payment to informers.                          
                  (b)  Reimbursement for purchase of controlled
                        substances.                                   
                  (c)  Advance of funds for enforcement purposes.     
                  (d)  Drug Pollution Fund.                           
    886a.       Diversion Control Fee Account.                        
    887.        Coordination and consolidation of post-seizure
                 administration.                                      
    888.        Repealed.                                             
    889.        Production control of controlled substances.          
                  (a)  Definitions.                                   
                  (b)  Persons ineligible for Federal agricultural
                        program benefits.                             
                  (c)  Regulations.                                   
    890.        Review of Federal sales of chemicals usable to
                 manufacture controlled substances.                   
                        PART F - GENERAL PROVISIONS                    
    901.        Severability.                                         
    902.        Savings provisions.                                   
    903.        Application of State law.                             
    904.        Payment of tort claims.                               
                     SUBCHAPTER II - IMPORT AND EXPORT                 
    951.        Definitions.                                          
    952.        Importation of controlled substances.                 
                  (a)  Controlled substances in schedule I or II and
                        narcotic drugs in schedule III, IV, or V;
                        exceptions.                                   
                  (b)  Nonnarcotic controlled substances in schedule
                        III, IV, or V.                                
                  (c)  Coca leaves.                                   
    953.        Exportation of controlled substances.                 
                  (a)  Narcotic drugs in schedule I, II, III, or IV.  
                  (b)  Exception for exportation for special
                        scientific purposes.                          
                  (c)  Nonnarcotic controlled substances in schedule I
                        or II.                                        
                  (d)  Exception for exportation for special
                        scientific purposes.                          
                  (e)  Nonnarcotic controlled substances in schedule
                        III or IV; controlled substances in schedule
                        V.                                            
    954.        Transshipment and in-transit shipment of controlled
                 substances.                                          
    955.        Possession on board vessels, etc., arriving in or
                 departing from United States.                        
    955a to 955d. Transferred.                                        
    956.        Exemption authority.                                  
                  (a)  Individual possessing controlled substance.    
                  (b)  Compound, mixture, or preparation.             
    957.        Persons required to register.                         
                  (a)  Coverage.                                      
                  (b)  Exemptions.                                    
    958.        Registration requirements.                            
                  (a)  Applicants to import or export controlled
                        substances in schedule I or II.               
                  (b)  Activity limited to specified substances.      
                  (c)  Applicants to import controlled substances in
                        schedule III, IV, or V or to export controlled
                        substances in schedule III or IV; applicants
                        to import or export list I chemicals.         
                  (d)  Denial of applications.                        
                  (e)  Registration period.                           
                  (f)  Rules and regulations.                         
                  (g)  Scope of authorized activity.                  
                  (h)  Separate registrations for each principal place
                        of business.                                  
                  (i)  Emergency situations.                          
    959.        Possession, manufacture, or distribution of controlled
                 substance.                                           
                  (a)  Manufacture or distribution for purpose of
                        unlawful importation.                         
                  (b)  Possession, manufacture, or distribution by
                        person on board aircraft.                     
                  (c)  Acts committed outside territorial jurisdiction
                        of United States; venue.                      
    960.        Prohibited acts A.                                    
                  (a)  Unlawful acts.                                 
                  (b)  Penalties.                                     
                  (c)  Repealed.                                      
                  (d)  Penalty for importation or exportation.        
    961.        Prohibited acts B.                                    
    962.        Second or subsequent offenses.                        
                  (a)  Term of imprisonment and fine.                 
                  (b)  Determination of status.                       
                  (c)  Procedures applicable.                         
    963.        Attempt and conspiracy.                               
    964.        Additional penalties.                                 
    965.        Applicability of part E of subchapter I.              
    966.        Authority of Secretary of the Treasury.               
    967.        Smuggling of controlled substances; investigations;
                 oaths; subpenas; witnesses; evidence; production of
                 records; territorial limits; fees and mileage of
                 witnesses.                                           
    968.        Service of subpena; proof of service.                 
    969.        Contempt proceedings.                                 
    970.        Criminal forfeitures.                                 
    971.        Notification, suspension of shipment, and penalties
                 with respect to importation and exportation of listed
                 chemicals.                                           
                  (a)  Notification prior to transaction.             
                  (b)  Regular customers or importers.                
                  (c)  Suspension of importation or exportation;
                        disqualification of regular customers or
                        importers; hearing.                           
                  (d)  Broker or trader for international transaction
                        in listed chemical.                           
                  (e)  Application of notification requirement to
                        exports of listed chemical; waiver.           
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                   CHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS               
      This chapter is referred to in section 801a of this title; title
    10 section 374; title 18 section 3582; title 19 section 1595a;
    title 22 sections 283s, 284k, 285p; title 28 section 524; title 42
    section 2000e-2; title 46 App. section 1903.
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