Narcotics Manufacturing Act of 1960

Narcotics Manufacturing Act of 1960
Long title	An Act to discharge more effectively obligations of the United States under certain conventions and protocols relating to the institution of controls over the manufacture of narcotic drugs, and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 86th United States Congress
Effective	January 1, 1961
Citations
Public law	86-429
Statutes at Large	74 Stat. 55
Codification
Titles amended	21 U.S.C.: Food and Drugs; 26: Internal Revenue Code;
U.S.C. sections created	21 U.S.C. ch. 11 §§ 501-517
U.S.C. sections amended	I.R.C. ch. 39 §§ 4702, 4731
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 529 by Frank M. Karsten (D-MO) on August 26, 1959; Committee consideration by House Ways and Means, Senate Finance; Passed the House on September 9, 1959 (Passed); Passed the Senate on March 28, 1960 (Passed) with amendment; House agreed to Senate amendment on April 11, 1960 (Agreed); Signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on April 22, 1960;

Narcotics Manufacturing Act of 1960 is a federal declaration affirming the United States commitment to international convention protocols constricting the non-medical and non-scientific manufacturing of narcotic drugs. The Act of Congress recognizes the Convention for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs and 1948 Protocol establishing deterrents for the chemical synthesis and dispensation of illicit drugs. The public law exemplifies a scientific class of narcotic drugs produced from the natural product of the coca leaf and opium poppy.

Provisions of the Act

The codified law was drafted as twenty-two sections providing administrative jurisdiction for basic scientific class of opiates and opioids.

21 U.S.C. §§ 501-502

26 U.S.C. §§ 4702 & 4731

21 U.S.C. §§ 503-512

21 U.S.C. §§ 513-517

21 U.S.C. § 501

↑ "Smoking Opium Exclusion Act of 1909 - P.L. 60-221" (PDF). 35 Stat. 614 ~ House Bill 27427. Legis★Works. February 9, 1909. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
↑ "21 U.S.C. ~ Subchapter II - Import and Export § 952" (PDF). Title 21 - Food and Drugs ~ Chapter 13 - Drug Abuse Prevention and Control. U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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