OPIUM, ETC., AND COMPOUNDS, MANUFACTURERS
of his professional practice only: Provided, That such
physician, dentist, or veterinary surgeon shall keep a rec-
ord of all such drugs dispensed or distributed, showing
the amount dispensed or distributed, the date, and the
name and address of the patient to whom such drugs are
dispensed or distributed, except such as may be dispensed
or distributed to a patient upon whom such physician,
dentist, or veterinary surgeon shall personally attend;
and such record shall be kept for a period of two years
from the date of dispensing or distributing such drugs,
subject to inspection, as provided in this act.
(b) To the sale, dispensing, or distribution of any of , Prescriptions—
the aforesaid drugs by a dealer to a consumer under and and signed.
in pursuance of a written prescription issued by a physi-
cian, dentist, or veterinary surgeon registered under this
act: Provided, however, That such prescription shall be
dated as of the day on which signed and shall be signed
by the physician, dentist, or veterinary surgeon who shall »
have issued the same: And provided further, That such sve’ Sreerved
dealer shall preserve such prescription for a period of for 2 vears
two years from the day on which such prescription is
filled in such a way as to be readily accessible to inspec-
tion by the officers, agents, emplovees. and officials here-
inbefore mentioned.
(c) To the sale, exportation, shipment, or delivery of , Exemption
any of the aforesaid drugs by any person within thea foreign country.
United States or any Territory or the District of Colum-
bia or any of the insular possessions of the United States
to any person in any foreign country, regulating their
entry in accordance with such regulations for importation
thereof into such foreign country as are prescribed by
sald country, such regulations to be promulgated from
time to time by the Secretarv of State of the United
States.
(d) To the sale, barter, exchange, or giving away of
any of the aforesaid drugs to any officer of the United
States Government or of any State, Territorial, District,
county, or municipal or insular government lawfully en-
caged in making purchases thereof for the various de-
partments of the Army and Navy, the Public Health
Service, and for Government, State, Territorial, District,
ounty, or municipal or insular hospitals or prisons.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, with the ap-, Blank forms to
proval of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall cause suit- provided.
able forms to be prepared for the purposes above
mentioned, and shall cause the same to be distributed to
collectors of internal revenue for sale by them to those
persons who shall have registered and paid the special tax
as required by section one of this act in their districts,
respectively ; and no collector shall sell any of such forms
to any persons other than a person who has registered and
pald the special tax as required bv section one of this act
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