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Section 957. Persons Required to Register
Coverage
(a) 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, unless there is in effect
with respect to such person a registration issued by the Attorney General under
section 958 of this title, or unless such person is exempt from registration under
subsection (b) of this section.
Exemptions
(b)(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) An agent or an employee of any importer or exporter registered under section
958 of this title 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) 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
section 956(a) of this title.
(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, Section 1007, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1288; Pub.L. 98-473, Title II,
Section 523, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2076.)
EDITORIAL NOTES
References in Text. Schedules I, II, III, and IV, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), are set out in section
812(c) of this title.
Code of Federal Regulations
Controlled drugs, warnings, see 21 CFR 290.5 et seq.
Inspection, search and seizure, see 19 CFR 162.0 et seq.
Registration requirements, see 21 CFR 1311.01 et seq.
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