S. 1171 — Introduced in Senate

II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1171 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 17, 2013 Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. King, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Enzi, and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow a veterinarian to transport and dispense controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location. 1. Transporting and dispensing controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice Section 302(e) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 822(e)) is amended— (1) by striking (e) and inserting (e)(1); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a registrant who is a veterinarian shall not be required to have a separate registration in order to transport and dispense controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice at a site other than the registrant’s registered principal place of business or professional practice, so long as the site of transporting and dispensing is located in a State where the veterinarian is licensed to practice veterinary medicine and is not a principal place of business or professional practice. .