[56 STAT. ing him to produce the opium poppy or to manufacture opium or opium products, duly issued to him by the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with the provisions of this Act, to purchase or in any other manner obtain the opium poppy; and (2) it shall be unlawful for any person to sell, transfer, convey any interest in, or give away the opium poppy to any person not so licensed. Unlawful manufac- (b) It shall be unlawful for any person who is not the holder of a ture, etc. license authorizing him to manufacture opium or opium products, duly issued to him by the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with the provisions of this Act, to manufacture, compound, or extract opium or opium products from the opium poppy. Unlawful ship- SEC. 5. It shall be unlawful for any person who is not the holder ments, etc. ments, etc. of a license authorizing him to produce the opium poppy or to manu- facture opium or opium products, duly issued to him by the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with the provisions of this Act, to send, ship, carry, transport, or deliver any opium poppies within any State, Territory, the District of Columbia, the Canal Zone, or insular posses- sion of the United States, or from any State, Territory, the District of Columbia, the Canal Zone, or insular possession of the United States, into any other State, Territory, the District of Columbia, the Canal Prorio. Zone, or insular possession of the United States: Provided,That noth- transporting opium ing contained in this section shall apply to any common carrier engaged poppies. in transporting opium poppies pursuant to an agreement with a person duly licensed under the provisions of this Act as a producer of the opium poppy, or as a manufacturer of opium or opium products, or to any employee of any person so licensed while acting within the scope of his employment. License SEC. 6 . (a) Any person who desires to procure a license to produce the opium poppy, or to manufacture opium or opium products, shall make application therefor in such manner and form as the Secretary of the Treasury shall by rules and regulations prescribe. For production of (b) A license to produce the opium poppy shall be issued only to a opium poy person who, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury, is deter- mined to be a person (1) of good moral character; (2) of suitable financial standing and farming experience; (3) who owns or controls suitable farm land to be used as a production area, in such locality, as will, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury, render reason- ably probable the efficient and diligent performance of the operations of producing the opium poppy in appropriate number and quality; and (4) who complies with such additional requirements as the Secre- tary of the Treasury shall deem and prescribe as reasonably necessary for the controlled production and distribution of the opium poppy. Each such license shall be nontransferable and shall be valid only to the extent of the production area and maximum weight of opium poppy yield specified in the license, shall state the locality of the production area, and shall be effective for a period of one year from the date of issue and may be renewed, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, for a like period. For manufacture of (c) A license to manufacture opium or opium products shall be ucts issued only to a person who, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury, is determined to be a person (1) of good moral character; (2) who possesses a method and facilities, deemed satisfactory to the Secretary of the Treasury, for the efficient and economical extraction of opium or opium products; (3) who has such experience in manu- facturing and marketing other medicinal drugs as to render reason- ably probable the orderly and lawful distribution of opium or opium products of suitable quality to supply medical and scientific needs; and (4) who complies with such additional requirements as the Secre- tary of the Treasury shall deem and prescribe as reasonably necessary PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 720--DEC. 11, 1942 1046
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