113 HR 1528 IH: Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2013 U.S. House of Representatives 2013-04-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1528 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2013 Mr. Schrader (for himself, Mr. Yoho, Mrs. Hartzler, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Collins of New York, and Mr. Pierluisi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2013.

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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. .