§207 Restrictions on Sales; Written Orders or Prescriptions

Summary

People, firms, or corporations that owe permanent loyalty to the United States must not sell, give, or supply cocaine, morphine, opium, chloral hydrate, or any salts or preparations of those drugs unless they have an original written prescription from a recognized and reputable doctor, dentist, or veterinarian. The prescription must be dated, name the person (or state the kind of animal for vets), and be signed. The seller must keep the original order on file for three years. The drug cannot be made or given again after the first time unless the original prescriber writes another order.