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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 532-JUNE 20, 1938 Preservation of orders. Order forms, prepa- ration, sale, etc. Record to be kept. Rules and regula- tions. Compliance with Federal narcotic laws deemed compliance with section. Sale on written or- ders by licensed manu- facturer or wholesaler. Hospitals, use re- stricted. Proviso. Signature required. Laboratory uses. Federal, State, etc., officers. Master of a ship, etc. Registered phy- sicians from other States, etc. or preparations, and for other purposes", as amended, which contains not more than two grains of opium, or not more than one-fourth of a grain of morphine, or not more than one-eighth of a grain of heroin, or not more than one grain of codeine, or any salt or derivative of any of them in one fluid or avoirdupois ounce, except in pursuance of a written order, on a form to be issued in blank by the District of Columbia Board of Pharmacy. Every person who shall accept any such order, and in pursuance thereof shall sell, barter, exchange, or give away any of the aforesaid preparations shall preserve such order for a period of two years in such a way as to be readily accessi- ble to inspection by any officer or agent authorized for that purpose. The Board of Pharmacy shall cause suitable written order forms to be prepared for the purchase of narcotics for which no form is provided by the United States Commissioner of Narcotics, and shall cause the same to be for sale by said Board at a cost not to exceed $1 a hundred, to those persons who shall have registered under the Federal narcotic laws. The Board of Pharmacy shall keep an account of the number of forms sold and the names and addresses of the pur- chasers and the serial numbers of such forms sold to each purchaser. Whenever the Board of Pharmacy shall sell any such forms it shall cause the name and address of the purchaser thereof to be plainly written or stamped thereon before delivering the same. The said Board is authorized and directed to make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, as it may deem necessary for the adminis- tration and enforcement of this Act. It shall be deemed a compliance with this section if the parties to the transaction have complied with the Federal narcotic laws respect- ing official order forms if such order forms are authorized and required by Federal laws, or, if no such order form is provided, then with the rules and regulations of the Board of Pharmacy respecting official order forms. SALE ON WRITTEN ORDFJS SEC. 6. (a) A duly licensed manufacturer or wholesaler may sell and dispense narcotic drugs to any of the following persons, but only on official written orders: (1) To a manufacturer, wholesaler, or apothecary; (2 To a physician, dentist or veterinarian; (3) To a hospital, but only for use by or in that hospital: Provided,That the official written order is signed by a physician, dentist, veterinarian, or pharmacist connected with that hospital; and (4) To a person in charge of a laboratory, but only for use in that laboratory for scientific and medical purposes. (b) A duly licensed manufacturer or wholesaler may also sell narcotic drugs to any of the following persons: (1) On a special written order accompanied by a certificate of exemption, as required by the Federal narcotic laws, to a person in the employ of the United States Government or of the District of Columbia, or of any State, Territorial, district, county, munici- pal, or insular government, purchasing, receiving, possessing, or dispensing narcotic drugs by reason of his official duties. (2) To a master of a ship or a person in charge of any aircraft upon which no physician is regularly employed, or to a physician or surgeon duly licensed in some State, Territory, or the District of Columbia to practice his profession, or to a retired commis- sioned medical officer of the United States Army, Navy, or Public Health Service employed upon such ship or aircraft, for the actual medical needs of persons on board such ship or air- 788 [52 STAT.

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