SECTION 1. Section 4453160(D) and (E) of the 1976 Code is amended to read: Except as otherwise provided in this section, the department “(D) may schedule a substance as a controlled substance on an emergency basis if the department, in consultation with SLED, determines the action is necessary to avoid imminent danger to the public health and safety. Upon the addition or rescheduling of a substance pursuant to this subsection, the department shall forward copies of the change to the Chairmen of the Medical Affairs Committee and the Judiciary Committee of the Senate, the Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee, and the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives, and to the Clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives, and shall post the schedules on the the change and department’s website indicating specifying the effective date of the change. The addition or rescheduling of a substance pursuant to this subsection has the full force of law unless overturned by the General Assembly. (E) The department shall exclude any nonnarcotic substance from a schedule if the substance may, under the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the laws of this State, be lawfully sold over the counter without a prescription. (E)(F) The addition, deletion, or rescheduling of a department’s substance as a controlled substance is governed by this section and is not subject to the promulgation requirements of Title 1, Chapter 23.” SECTION 2. Section 4453280(C) and (D) of the 1976 Code is amended to read: A class 2028 registration, as provided for by the board in “(C) regulation, expires October first of each year. A registrant who fails to renew by October thirtyfirst must be penalized twentyfive dollars. If failure to renew continues beyond October thirtyfirst, the registrant must be notified, by certified mail return receipt requested, sent to the that continued registrant’s last known address, failure to renew will result in the cancellation of the registration. The registration of a registrant who fails to renew by December thirtyfirst October first is canceled. However, registration may be reinstated upon payment of the renewal fees due and a penalty of one hundred dollars if the registrant is otherwise in good standing and presents a satisfactory explanation for failure to renew.
SECTION 1. Section 4453160(D) and (E) of the 1976 Code is amended to read: “(D) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the department may schedule a substance as a controlled substance on an emergency basis if the department, in consultation with SLED, determines the action is necessary to avoid imminent danger to the public health and safety. Upon the addition or rescheduling of a substance pursuant to this subsection, the department shall forward copies of the change to the Chairmen of the Medical Affairs Committee and the Judiciary Committee of the Senate, the Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee, and the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives, and to the Clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives, and shall post the schedules on the department’s website indicating the change and specifying the effective date of the change. The addition or rescheduling of a substance pursuant to this subsection has the full force of law unless overturned by the General Assembly. (E) The department shall exclude any nonnarcotic substance from a schedule if the substance may, under the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the laws of this State, be lawfully sold over the counter without a prescription. (E)(F) The department’s addition, deletion, or rescheduling of a substance as a controlled substance is governed by this section and is not subject to the promulgation requirements of Title 1, Chapter 23.” SECTION 2. Section 4453280(C) and (D) of the 1976 Code is amended to read: “(C) A class 2028 registration, as provided for by the board in regulation, expires October first of each year. A registrant who fails to renew by October thirtyfirst must be penalized twentyfive dollars. If failure to renew continues beyond October thirtyfirst, the registrant must be notified, by certified mail return receipt requested, sent to the registrant’s last known address, that continued failure to renew will result in the cancellation of the registration. The registration of a registrant who fails to renew by December thirtyfirst October first is canceled. However, registration may be reinstated upon payment of the renewal fees due and a penalty of one hundred dollars if the registrant is otherwise in good standing and presents a satisfactory explanation for failure to renew.
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