N.Y. PBH Law § 3321
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Exempt distribution
Official statutory text
§ 3321. Exempt distribution. 1. The commissioner by regulation or\nruling may exempt from the licensing requirements of this title:\n (a) the return of controlled substances to a manufacturer, registered\noutsourcing facility or distributor by a practitioner or pharmacy;\n (b) the sale of controlled substances by a pharmacy or practitioner to\na pharmacy or practitioner for the immediate needs of the pharmacy or\npractitioner receiving such substances; and\n (c) the disposition of controlled substances by a person in lawful\npossession thereof who, not in the ordinary course of business, wishes\nto discontinue such possession.\n 2. Records of such transactions shall be prepared and maintained and\nreports filed in such manner as the commissioner shall require.\n
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