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PUBLIC LAW 730-AUG. 31, 1954

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and the dealer who fills such prescription shall be required to inscribe such information on the written record of the prescription made, filed and preserved by him, and shall inscribe on the label of the container of the narcotic drug or compound of a narcotic drug the same information as is required in filling a written prescription. An oral prescription shall not be refilled. " (C) If the Secretary or his delegate shall subsequently determine that a narcotic drug or a compound of a narcotic drug, to which the oral prescription procedure described in the preceding subparagraph has been made applicable, possesses a degree of drug addiction liability that, in his opinion, results in abusive use of Publication in svLch procedure, he shall by regulation publish the determination in the Federal Register. The determination shall be final, and after the expiration of a period of six months from the date of its publication, the oral prescription procedure described in the preceding subparagraph shall cease to apply to the particular narcotic drug or to the particular compound of a narcotic drug which is the subject of the determination." 68A Stat. 551. SEC. 8. Section 4704(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is amended to read as follows: " (1) PRESCRIPTIONS.—To any person having in his or her possession any narcotic drugs or compounds of narcotic drug which have been obtained from a registered dealer in pursuance of a written 68A Stat. 551. or oral prescription referred to in section 4705(c)(2), issued for legitimate medical uses by a physician, dentist, veterinary sur68A Stat. 555. geou, or Other practitioner registered under section 4722; and where the bottle or other container in which such narcotic drug or compound of a narcotic drug may be put up by the dealer upon said prescription bears the name and registry number of the druggist, and name and address of the patient, serial number of prescription, and name, address, and registry number of the person issuing said prescription; or". 68A Stat. 567. §^0. 9. Section 4773 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is amended by striking out "prescriptions required" and inserting in lieu thereof "prescriptions, including the written record of oral prescriptions, required". 68A Stat. 556. s^c. 10. Section 4724(b)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is amended to read as follows: "(5) to any person carrying any narcotic drug or compound of a narcotic drug which has been obtained by the person from a registered dealer in pursuance of a written or oral prescription 68Astat. 551. referred to in section 4705(c)(2), issued for legitimate medical uses by a physician, dentist, veterinary surgeon, or other practi68A Stat. 555. tioiicr registered under section 4722, if the bottle or other container in which such drug or compound of a narcotic drug is carried bears the name and registry number of the druggist, serial number of prescription, name and address of the patient, and name, address, and registry number of the person issuing such prescription;" Approved August 31, 1954. Public Law 730 August 31, 1954 [s. 3627]

CHAPTER 1148

^^ ACT To amend the Civil Service Retirement Act, a s amended.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the civu service re- Jjnited States of America in Congress assembled. That section 5 of tirement.

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