[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR1301.26]

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                         TITLE 21-FOOD AND DRUGS
 
   CHAPTER II--DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 1301_REGISTRATION OF MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND DISPENSERS 
OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1301.26  Exemptions from import or export requirements for personal 
medical use.

    Any individual who has in his/her possession a controlled substance 
listed in schedules II, III, IV, or V, which he/she has lawfully 
obtained for his/her personal medical use, or for administration to an 
animal accompanying him/her, may enter or depart the United States with 
such substance notwithstanding sections 1002-1005 of the Act (21 U.S.C. 
952-955), provided the following conditions are met:
    (a) The controlled substance is in the original container in which 
it was dispensed to the individual; and
    (b) The individual makes a declaration to an appropriate official of 
the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection stating:
    (1) That the controlled substance is possessed for his/her personal 
use, or for an animal accompanying him/her; and
    (2) The trade or chemical name and the symbol designating the 
schedule of the controlled substance if it appears on the container 
label, or, if such name does not appear on the label, the name and 
address of the pharmacy or practitioner who dispensed the substance and 
the prescription number.
    (c) In addition to (and not in lieu of) the foregoing requirements 
of this section, a United States resident may import into the United 
States no more than 50 dosage units combined of all such controlled 
substances in the individual's possession that were obtained abroad for 
personal medical use. (For purposes of this section, a United States 
resident is a person whose residence (i.e., place of general abode--
meaning one's principal, actual dwelling place in fact, without regard 
to intent) is in the United States.) This 50 dosage unit limitation does 
not apply to controlled substances lawfully obtained in the United 
States pursuant to a prescription issued by a DEA registrant.

[69 FR 55347, Sept. 14, 2004]

  Action on Application for Registration: Revocation or Suspension of 
                              Registration