1997 U.S. Code
Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER II - IMPORT AND EXPORT
Sec. 956 - Exemption authority
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL SUBCHAPTER II - IMPORT AND EXPORT Sec. 956 - Exemption authority |
| Contains | section 956 |
| Date | 1997 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 26, 1998 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 91-513, title III, §1006, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1288. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 84 Stat. 1288 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 91-513 |
§956. Exemption authority (a) Individual possessing controlled substance
The Attorney General may by regulation exempt from sections 952(a) and (b), 953, 954, and 955 of this title any individual who has a controlled substance (except a substance in schedule I) in his possession for his personal medical use, or for administration to an animal accompanying him, if he lawfully obtained such substance and he makes such declaration (or gives such other notification) as the Attorney General may by regulation require.
(b) Compound, mixture, or preparationThe Attorney General may by regulation except any compound, mixture, or preparation containing any depressant or stimulant substance listed in paragraph (a) or (b) of schedule III or in schedule IV or V from the application of all or any part of this subchapter if (1) the compound, mixture, or preparation contains one or more active medicinal ingredients not having a depressant or stimulant effect on the central nervous system, and (2) such ingredients are included therein in such combinations, quantity, proportion, or concentration as to vitiate the potential for abuse of the substances which do have a depressant or stimulant effect on the central nervous system.
(Pub. L. 91–513, title III, §1006, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1288.)
References in TextSchedules I, III, IV, and V, referred to in text, are set out in section 812(c) of this title.
Section Referred to in Other SectionsThis section is referred to in section 957 of this title.
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