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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 532-JUNE 20, 1938 received, and the kind and quantity of drugs received; the kind and quantity of narcotic drugs produced or removed from process of manufacture, and the date of such production or removal from process of manufacture; and the record shall in every case show the propor- tion of morphine, cocaine, or ecgonine contained in or producible from crude opium or coca leaves received or produced, and the pro- portion of resin contained in or producible from the plant Cannabis sativa L., received, or produced. The record of all narcotic drugs sold, administered, dispensed, or otherwise disposed of, shall show the date of selling, administering, or dispensing, the name and address of the person to whom, or for whose use, or the owner and species of animal for which the drugs were sold, administered, or dispensed, and the kind and quantity of drugs. Every such record shall be kept for a period of two years from the date of the transaction recorded. The keeping of a record required by or under the Federal narcotic laws, containing substantially the same information as is specified above, shall constitute compliance with this section, except that every such record shall contain a detailed list of narcotic drugs lost destroyed, or stolen, if any, the kind and quantity of such drugs, and the date of the discovery of such loss, destruction, or theft. Labels. LABELS Manufacturers and wholesaler. SEC. 12. (a) Whenever a manufacturer sells or dispenses a narcotic drug, and whenever a wholesaler sells or dispenses a narcotic drug in a package prepared by him, he shall securely affix to each package in which that drug is contained a label showing in legible English the name and address of the vendor and the quantity, kind, and form of narcotic drug contained therein. No person, except an apothecary for the purpose of filling a prescription under this Act, shall alter, deface, or remove any label so affixed. Apothecaries. (b) Whenever an apothecary sells or dispenses any narcotic drug on a prescription issued by a physician, dentist, or veterinarian he shall affix to the container in which such drug is sold or dispensed a label showing his own name, address, and registry number, or the name, address, and registry number of the apothecary for whom he is lawfully acting; the name and address of the patient, or, if the patient is an animal, the name and address of the owner of the animal, and the species of the animal; the name, address, and registry number of the physician, dentist, or veterinarian, by whom the pre- scription was written; and such directions as may be stated on the prescription. No person shall alter, deface, or remove any label so affixed as long as any of the original contents remain. Narcotic drugs. AUTHORIZED POSSESSION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS BY INDIVIDUALS Authorized posses- SEC. 13. A person to whom or for whose use any narcotic drug has been prescribed, sold, or dispensed, by a physician, dentist, apothe- cary, or other person authorized under the provisions of section 6 of this Act, and the owner of any animal for which any such drug has been prescribed, sold, or dispensed, by a veterinarian, may lawfully possess it only m the container in which it was delivered to him by the person selling or dispensing the same. Search warrants. SEARCH WARRANTS By whom issued. SEC. 14. (a) A search warrant may be issued by any judge of the police court of the District of Columbia or by a United States com- missioner for the District of Columbia when any narcotic drugs are manufactured, possessed, controlled, sold, prescribed, administered, dispensed, or compounded, in violation of the provisions of this Act, 792 [52 STAT.

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