436                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 277

CHAPTER 277
(Senate Bill 281)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, sub-section (q)
of Section 345 and Section 349 of Article 27 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Crimes and Punishments",
sub-title "Health-Narcotic Drugs", relating to the definition of an
"Official Written Order".

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That sub-section (q) of Section 345 and Section 349 of Article 27 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Crimes and
Punishments", sub-title "Health-Narcotic Drugs", be and they are
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and all to read
as follows:

345.

(q) "Official Written Order" means an order written on a form
provided for that purpose by the United States Commissioner of
Narcotics, 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 form is provided, then on an official form
[provided] if authorized and required for that purpose by the State
Department of Health.

349. (1) A duly licensed manufacturer or wholesaler may sell
and dispense narcotic drugs to any of the following persons but only
on official written orders, as defined in Section 345 (q) of this sub-
section :

(a)   To a manufacturer, wholesaler, pharmacist or pharmacy
owner.

(b)   To a physician, dentist or veterinarian.

(c)   To a person in charge of a hospital, but only for use by or in
that hospital; provided, the official written order is signed by a
physician, dentist, veterinarian or pharmacist connected with such
hospital.

(d)   To a person in charge of a laboratory but only for use in
that laboratory for scientific and medicinal purposes.

(2) A duly licensed manufacturer or wholesaler may sell narcotic
drugs to any of the following persons:

(a) On a special written order accompanied by a certificate of
exemption, as required by the Federal narcotic laws, to a person in
the employ of the United States Government, or of any State, terri-
tory, district, county, municipality or insular government, purchasing,
receiving, possessing or dispensing narcotic drugs by reason of his
official duties.

EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.