Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-2-315

This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-2-315, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 63, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 63,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Submission of out-of-date controlled dangerous

Official statutory text

substances for destruction.

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, any person required to

obtain an annual registration pursuant to Section 2-302 of this

title, or any group home, or residential care home as defined by

Section 1-820 of this title shall submit for destruction all

controlled dangerous substances which are out of date, which are

unwanted, unused or which are abandoned by their owner at their

facility due to death or other circumstances.

B. All controlled dangerous substances described in subsection

A of this section shall be submitted to the Oklahoma City laboratory

of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, along with all

required information on forms provided by the Oklahoma State Bureau

of Investigation, to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, to

a duly registered reverse distributor, to the original registered

supplier or their registered agent, to a duly registered retail

pharmacy, or to a hospital or clinic with an on-site pharmacy

pursuant to the rules set forth in Part 1317 of Title 21 of the Code

of Federal Regulations. When any such substance is transported by

private contract or common carrier or United States Postal Service

for the purpose of destruction, the sender shall require a receipt

from such private contract or common carrier or United States Postal

Service, and such receipt shall be retained as a permanent record by

the sender.

C. Controlled dangerous substances submitted to the Oklahoma

State Bureau of Investigation pursuant to the provisions of this

section shall be destroyed pursuant to the procedures provided in

subsection A of Section 2-508 of this title.

Controlled dangerous substances submitted to any distributors,

reverse distributors or their original registered suppliers pursuant

to the provisions of this section shall be destroyed by incineration

so as to make the substance absolutely unusable for human purposes.

An official record listing the property destroyed, the location of

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destruction and disposal, and the name and title of the person

supervising the destruction and disposal shall be submitted to the

Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control and

the federal Drug Enforcement Administration office located nearest

the destruction site.

D. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is hereby

authorized to perform on-site incineration of all controlled

dangerous substances which are obtained in the discharge of the

official duties of the Chief Medical Examiner. Any record relating

to destruction of a controlled dangerous substance shall be

maintained as required by the state or federal government and shall

be available for inspection by appropriate state or federal

government regulatory agencies.

E. This section shall constitute a part of the Uniform

Controlled Dangerous Substances Act.

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