Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06

tneCdry VINO compounds lldI COliC
drugs to be sold or dispensed on
prescriptions.
co Wholesaler" means person
who supplies narcotic drugs that he
himself has not produced or pre-
pared, on official written orders, but
not on prescriptions.
CD "Apothecary" means a L.
censed pharmacist as defined by the
laws of this state and, where the
context so requires, the owner of a
store or other place Of business
where narcotic drugs are compound
ed or dispensed by licensed phar-
macist: but nothing in this act shall
he construed as comforting on per-
son who is not registered nor Ii
censed as pharmacist any author
ity, right, or privilege, that is not
granted to him by the pharmacy
laws of this state.
80 Hospital means an institu-
ton, where the sick and injured re-
ceive care and treatment, approved
by the department of health of the
State of Minnesota as proper to be
entrusted with the custody Of mar
cotic drugs.
90 Laboratory" means labora-
tory approved by the department of
health as proper to be entrusted
with the custody of narcotic drugs
and the use of narcotic drugs for
scientific purposes.
(lO) sale" includes barter, eX-
change. or gift, or offer therefor,
and eacn such transaction made by
any person. whether as principal,
proprietor, agent, servant, or en-
ployee.
Cd Coca leaves" includes CO.
caine and any compound, manu-
facture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
preparation of coca leaves, except
derivatives of coca leaves which do
not contain cocaine. ecgonine, or
substances from which cocaine or
ecgonine may be synthesized or
made.
Q2) opium" includes morphine,
codeine, and heroin, and any COM
pound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture, or preparation of opium,
but does not include apomorphine or
any of its salts.
Q3) Narcotic drugs" means CO.
ca leaves, opium, and every sub
stance neither chemically nor ply
sically distinguishable from them.
(l4) Federal Narcotic Laws"
means the laws of the United States
relating TO opium, coca leaves, and
other narcotic drugs.
(l5) Official written ord r"
means an order written on form
provided for that purpose by the
United States Commissioner of Mar
cotics, under any laws Of the United
States making provision therefor. If
such order forms are authorized and
required by federal law, and If no
such order is provided. then on an
official form provided for that pur-
pose by the department Of health Of
the State of Minnesota.
(l6) Dispense" includes distrib-
ute. leave with, give away, dispose Of,
or deliver.
QO Registry number" means
the number assigned to each person
registered under the Federal Mar
cotic Laws.
Section 2. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person to manufacture, pos
sess, have under his control, sell,
prescribe. administer. dispense, or
compound any narcotic drug, except
as authorized in this act.
Section 3. No person shall manu-
facture, compound. mix, cultivate,
grow, or by any other process pro-
duce or prepare narcotic drugs, and
no person as a wholesaler shall sup
ply the same. without having first
obtained a license so to do from the
said department of health, provided,
however. that no such license shall
be required of the University of
Minnesota, nor any college approved
by the University Of Minnesota, in
the manufacturing, compromising,
mixing, cultivating, growing, pro-
ducing and preparing of narcotic
drugs for educational and scientific
purposes only.
. Section 4. No license shall be is
sued under the foregoing section I'M
less and until the applicant therefor
has furnished proof satisfactory to
said department Of health:
ca That the applicant is Of good
moral character or, if the applicant
be an association or corporation
that the managing officers are OF
good moral character.
(b) That the applicant is equipped
as to land, buildings, and parapher-
MALTA properly to carry on the bust
ness described in his application.
No license shall be granted to any
person who has within five years
been convicted Of any willful viola
ton of any law of the United States
or Of any state, relating to opium
coca leaves, or other narcotic drugs
or to any person who is narcotic
drug addict.
The department Of health of the
State of Minnesota may suspend OF
revoke any such license for cause.
Section 5.
Cd A duly licensed manufacturer
or wholesaler may sell and dispense
narcotic drugs to any of the follow
ing persons, but only on official writ
ten orders:
(a) To a manufacturer, whole
saler, or apothecary.
OBJ To a physician, dentist, OF
veterinarian.
Co To a person in charge Of 6
hospital, but only for use in thai
hospital.
Cd To a person in charge Of &
laboratory, but only for use in thai
laboratory for scientific purposes.
CD A duly licensed manufacturer
or wholesaler may sell narcotic
drugs to any Of the following per.