To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow a veterinarian to transport and dispense controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location.

S. 1171 · 113th Congress · Jan 9, 2014 · Lineage

AN ACT

Section 1 Transporting and dispensing controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice

Section 302(e) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 822(e)) is amended—

(1)

by striking “(e)” and inserting “(e)(1)”; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following:

“(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a registrant who is a veterinarian shall not be required to have a separate registration in order to transport and dispense controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice at a site other than the registrant’s registered principal place of business or professional practice, so long as the site of transporting and dispensing is located in a State where the veterinarian is licensed to practice veterinary medicine and is not a principal place of business or professional practice.”

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Jan 9, 2014viewing Referred in House Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned See what changed
Jan 8, 2014 Engrossed in Senate See what changed
Jun 17, 2013 Introduced in Senate Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. King, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Enzi, and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow a veterinarian to transport and dispense controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location.

Section 1 Transporting and dispensing controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice

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