§ 35-7-1024 — Registration requirements

(a) Every person who manufactures, distributes or
dispenses any controlled substance within this state or who
proposes to engage in the manufacture, distribution or
dispensing of any controlled substance within this state, must
obtain every two (2) years, on or before July 1, a registration
issued by the board in accordance with its rules. Any registrant
who fails to renew his registration by July 1 of each renewal
year shall be charged a late fee. If the failure to renew
continues past September 30 of the renewal year, the
registration shall be cancelled and the United States drug
enforcement administration notified for cancellation of the
registrant's federal registration.
(b) Persons registered by the board under this act to
manufacture, distribute, dispense, or conduct research with
controlled substances may possess, manufacture, distribute,
dispense, or conduct research with those substances to the
extent authorized by their registration and in conformity with
the other provisions of this article.
(c) The following persons need not register and may
lawfully possess controlled substances under this act:
(i) An agent or employee of any registered
manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser of any controlled
substance if he is acting in the usual course of his legitimate
business or employment;
(ii) A common or contract carrier or warehouseman, or
an employee thereof, whose possession of any controlled
substance is in the usual course of business or employment;
(iii) An ultimate user or a person in possession of
any controlled substance pursuant to a lawful order of a
practitioner or in lawful possession of a Schedule V substance.
(d) The board may waive by rule the requirement for
registration of certain manufacturers, distributors, or
dispensers if it finds it consistent with the public health and
safety.
(e) A separate registration is required at each principal
place of business or professional practice where the applicant
manufactures, distributes, or dispenses controlled substances.
(f) The board may inspect the establishment of a
registrant or applicant for registration in accordance with the
rules and regulations promulgated by the board.