NAC453.150. Waiver of registration: Drug enforcement officers and employees.

     1. The requirement of registration is waived for:

     (a) An officer or employee of:

          (1) The United States Drug Enforcement Administration;

          (2) The United States Bureau of Customs;

          (3) The United States Food and Drug Administration; and

          (4) Any other federal officer who is lawfully engaged in the enforcement of any federal law relating to controlled substances, drugs or customs and is authorized to possess controlled substances in the course of his or her official duties.

     (b) An officer or employee of this State or any of its political subdivisions or agencies who is engaged in the enforcement of any state or local law relating to controlled substances and is authorized to possess controlled substances in the course of his or her official duties.

     2. An official exempted by this regulation may:

     (a) When acting in the course of his or her official duties, possess any controlled substance and distribute any such substance to any other official who is also exempted by this regulation and acting in the course of his or her official duties.

     (b) Procure any controlled substance in the course of an inspection or in the course of any criminal investigation involving the person from whom the substance was procured.

     3. A laboratory of a law enforcement agency which obtains and transfers controlled substances for use as standards in chemical analysis must annually obtain a registration to conduct chemical analysis. Such a laboratory is exempt from payment of a fee for the registration. Laboratory employees, when acting in the scope of their official duties, are deemed to be officials exempted by this regulation. For purposes of this subsection, laboratory activities do not include field or other preliminary chemical tests by officials exempted by this regulation.

     [Bd. of Pharmacy, § 453.050, eff. 6-26-80]