subpart_subject: "Disposal of Controlled Substances Collected From Ultimate Users and Other Non-Registrants"
section_number: "1317.55"
section_subject: "Reverse distributor and distributor acquisition of controlled substances from collectors or law enforcement."
cfr_reference: "21 CFR 1317.55"
title_name: "Title 21"
title_subject: "Food and Drugs"
parts_covered: "Part 1300 to End"
revised_date: "Revised as of April 1, 2019"
publication_date: "As of April 1, 2019"
contains_description: "Containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect"
publication_info: "Published by the Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration as a Special Edition of the Federal Register"
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(a)A reverse distributor is authorized to acquire controlled substances from law enforcement that collected the substances from ultimate users. A reverse distributor is authorized to acquire controlled substances collected through a collection receptacle in accordance with §§ 1317.75 and 1317.80.
(b)A distributor is authorized to acquire controlled substances collected through a collection receptacle in accordance with §§ 1317.75 and 1317.80.
(c)A reverse distributor or a distributor that acquires controlled substances in accordance with paragraph (a) or (b) of this section shall:
(1)Acquire the controlled substances in the manner authorized for reverse distributors in § 1317.15(b)(1) and (2);
(2)Dispose of the controlled substances in the manner authorized for reverse distributors § 1317.15(c) and (d); and
(3)Securely store the controlled substances in a manner consistent with the security requirements for Schedule II controlled substances until timely destruction can occur.