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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 207. Restrictions on sales; written orders or prescriptions
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation whose
permanent allegiance is due to the United States, either personally
or by servant or agent or as the servant or agent of any other
person or of any firm or corporation, to sell, furnish, or give
away any cocaine, salts of cocaine, or preparation containing
cocaine or salts of cocaine, or morphine or preparation containing
morphine or salts of morphine, or any opium or preparation
containing opium, or any chloral hydrate or preparation containing
chloral hydrate, except upon the original written order or
prescription of a recognized and reputable practitioner of
medicine, dentistry, or veterinary medicine, which order or
prescription shall be dated and shall contain the name of the
person for whom prescribed, or, if ordered by a practitioner of
veterinary medicine, shall state the kind of animal for which
ordered and shall be signed by the person giving the order or
prescription. Such order or prescription shall be, for a period of
three years, retained on file by the person, firm, or corporation
who compounds or dispenses the article ordered or prescribed, and
it shall not be compounded or dispensed after the first time except
upon the written order of the original prescriber.
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