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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 950
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 14, 2013
Mr. Moran (for himself
and Mr. King) 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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of
2013.
2.
Transport and
dispensing of 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 dispensing
is located in a State where the veterinarian is licensed to practice veterinary
medicine.
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