21 U.S.C. § 957 | Persons required to register

(a)

Coverage

No person may—

(1)

import into the customs territory of the United States from any place outside thereof (but within the United States), or import into the United States from any place outside thereof, any controlled substance or list I chemical, or

(2)

export from the United States any controlled substance or list I chemical,

section 958 of this titleunless there is in effect with respect to such person a registration issued by the Attorney General under , or unless such person is exempt from registration under subsection (b).

(b)

Exemptions

(1)

The following persons shall not be required to register under the provisions of this section and may lawfully possess a controlled substance or list I chemical:

(A)

section 958 of this title An agent or an employee of any importer or exporter registered under if such agent or employee is acting in the usual course of his business or employment.

(B)

A common or contract carrier or warehouseman, or an employee thereof, whose possession of any controlled substance or list I chemical is in the usual course of his business or employment.

(C)

1 See References in Text note below.

section 956(a) of this title An ultimate user who possesses such substance for a purpose specified in section 802(25)  of this title and in conformity with an exemption granted under .

(2)

The Attorney General may, by regulation, waive the requirement for registration of certain importers and exporters if he finds it consistent with the public health and safety; and may authorize any such importer or exporter to possess controlled substances or list I chemicals for purposes of importation and exportation.

Pub. L. 91–513, title III, § 1007Oct. 27, 197084 Stat. 1288 Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 523Oct. 12, 198498 Stat. 2076 Pub. L. 103–200, § 3(e)Dec. 17, 1993107 Stat. 2337(, , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 802(25) of this title section 802(26) of this title Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 507(a)Oct. 12, 198498 Stat. 2071 section 802(27) of this title Pub. L. 99–570, title I, § 1003(b)(2)Oct. 27, 1986100 Stat. 3207–6, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(C), was redesignated by , , , and was further redesignated by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 103–200, § 3(e)(1)(A)1993—Subsec. (a)(1). , inserted “or list I chemical” after “controlled substance”.

Pub. L. 103–200, § 3(e)(1)(B)Subsec. (a)(2). , substituted “or list I chemical,” for “in schedule I, II, III, IV, or V,”.

Pub. L. 103–200, § 3(e)(2)(A)Subsec. (b)(1). , inserted “or list I chemical” after “controlled substance” in introductory provisions and subpar. (B).

Pub. L. 103–200, § 3(e)(2)(B)Subsec. (b)(2). , inserted “or list I chemicals” after “controlled substances”.

Pub. L. 98–4731984—Subsec. (a)(2). inserted reference to schedule V.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–200Dec. 17, 1993section 11 of Pub. L. 103–200 section 802 of this titleAmendment by effective on date that is 120 days after , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date

Oct. 26, 1970Pub. L. 91–513 section 951 of this titleSection effective on first day of seventh calendar month that begins after , see 1105(a) of , set out as a under .

Provisional Registration

Pub. L. 91–513, title III, § 1104Oct. 27, 197084 Stat. 1294 Pub. L. 99–514, § 2Oct. 22, 1986100 Stat. 2095

“(a)

(1)

Any person—

“(A)

May 1, 1971 who is engaged in importing or exporting any controlled substance on the day before the effective date of section 1007 [],

“(B)

who notifies the Attorney General that he is so engaged, and

“(C)

section 360 of this title section 4722 of title 26 who is registered on such day under section 510 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [] or under section 4722 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [formerly I.R.C. 1954, ],

section 958 of this titleshall, with respect to each establishment for which such registration is in effect under any such section, be deemed to have a provisional registration under section 1008 [] for the import or export (as the case may be) of controlled substances.

“(2)

During the period his provisional registration is in effect under this section, the registration number assigned such person under such section 510 or under such section 4722 (as the case may be) shall be his registration number for purposes of part A of this title [this subchapter].

“(b)

section 824 of this title The provisions of section 304 [], relating to suspension and revocation of registration, shall apply to a provisional registration under this section.

“(c)

Unless sooner suspended or revoked under subsection (b), a provisional registration of a person under subsection (a)(1) of this section shall be in effect until—

“(1)

section 958 of this title the date on which such person has registered with the Attorney General under section 1008 [] or has had his registration denied under such section, or

“(2)

such date as may be prescribed by the Attorney General for registration of importers or exporters, as the case may be,

whichever occurs first.”

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