The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-26
NEW DOPE LAW NOW IN EFFECT Strict Prohibition of Sale of Narcotic
 Drugs This Is the LaW Under Which 8uTnStHIn Was ATTalgned in
 the City Court


 Much speculation as to the rights of cfttzens. druggists. physicians and den- tists 10 sch or retain in their posses sion. cocaine heroin. or other nar- cotzc drugs Is to-day being 1ndu1ged in Several requests have been sub uzdeted to newspapers and many in qutr1es are daily made to prosecutions and others Tor specific information as to the scope of the new act. For the benefit of it's readers The Farmer has procured a copy of the new act as approved by Governor Baldwin on June 6 which is published in full: An Act Concerning the Sale of Mar
 cotic Drugs.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House
 of Representative in General As
 sembly convened:
 Section 1. No person shall sell, fur ntsh, or give away. except to H. censed pfysician. pharmacist. dentist or veterinarian in the manner herein after provided, any cocaine, salts of cocaine. or any preparation contain Ing cocaine or salts of cocaine. eucaine or it's salts, or heroin or diacety1 nor ptnfne and its salts, or dionin or ethyl morphine or any of it's salts or dertva- lions. or morphine or any derivation thereof, or any gum or natural opium except in a form adapted to external use only, or in preparations containing not more than one-hah grain of nor phsne, or not more than one-haIf grain of heroin in one fluid ounce, or fe d solid preparation, in one avodrdu- pois ounce except upon the receipt of d prescription properly written and signed by a licensed physician, and ousy within five days after the date of such prescription. Every such pre- scrtptfon shall be retained by the per son who dispenses the same and shall be dIled but once and shall be kept in a separate file or book: and said per son shall enter in a book kept for that purpose. the date of the sale, the name and address of the purchaser, and the name of the person making kauch sale. Such prescription shall iconta1n@eIzs date of it's issue, the name of theperson to whom it is Issued. and the prescr1pt3on 1n full.
 Sec 3. No person shall sell to any pharmacist, physician, dentist, or vet erinarian. any of the preparations re- ' fexred to in section one of this act, except upon receipt of 8 written order therefor, which shall contain the date, the name and quantity of the article desired. and the name of the person to whom the<artic1e is sold, and said order shah be retained in Q separate nEe or book by the person dispensing the same.
 Sec 8. Every person who shall sell any of the drugs mentioned in section one upon the orders provided for In section two shall file with the com xn1Bsfoners- of pharmacy, on or before the tenth day of each month. a report showing ali such sales made during fhe preceding month. provided H. ! cer1sed pharmacists making sales to licensed physicians dentists or veter- 1narians only shall not be required fo i make such report
 
 macy shall prepare and furnish to all local boards of health and health of dcers. official order blanks, ser1alIy numbered with stubs attached iT book form, upon which blanks must be written in ink orders for the pur- chase of any of the drugs mentioned in this act. by any physician. pharma- orders shall be furnished, by said boards of health and health officers to any licensed physician, pharmacist Sden1ists or veterinarian
 Sec s. No person shall copy the koriginal prescription or order writer i7by any person authorized to issue tht fsanne. in accordance with the provis Hons of this act, or use a copy of the tor1gtnal prescription or order for the purpose of obtaining any of the drugE mentioned in this act. and no pre- scriptfon shall be rehlled except upor tRu order WT1IISn upon In0 OE1S1na prescription by the physician who is- hued. it
 Sec 6. All written orders.and pre-. Ezipt1ons required by this act and hIled, in accordance with its provis. kons. with any person. jobber. whole ka1sr. or manufactures shall be oper ho the inspection Of all prosecutins nuthortttez.
 Sec r. No~person not a dcenseS physician, dentist, 5obber, wholesaler knanufacturer. or pharmacist, shal have in his possession at any time more than five grains of any of th' MruEs mentioned in section one.
 Sec & Any person who shall vto late any of the provisions of this ac rhaII be fined not more than five hun nred dollars. or imprisoned no mor' khan one year, -or both.
 Sec g. The commissioners of phar macy, in making payments to tn, treasurer of the state, as provided b. Eec4ion fifteen of chapter 216 of tn, public acts of 1909, are hereby author Azed to retain, in the hands of tn. treasurer of said commission, a bal hnce not exceeding five hundred dol &ars as a -~serve fund for the purpos, arR defrax Ing expenses
 Sec. 10. ChsP4er 12T of the pubIi, acts of 1905 and chapter 80 of tn, public acts 1909 are hereby repealed
 Sec. II. This act shall take effec 1roua it's passage.
 Approved. June 6. 1918.