# 21 U.S.C. § 821: Rules and regulations

> Federal · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s821

## Section

- **Citation:** 21 U.S.C. § 821
- **Heading:** Rules and regulations
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 21—FOOD AND DRUGS > CHAPTER 13—DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER I—CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT > Part C—Registration of Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dispensers of Controlled Substances

## Text

The Attorney General is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations and to charge reasonable fees relating to the registration and control of the manufacture, distribution, and dispensing of controlled substances and to listed chemicals.

( Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 301 , Oct. 27, 1970 , 84 Stat. 1253 ; Pub. L. 103–200, § 3(a) , Dec. 17, 1993 , 107 Stat. 2336 ; Pub. L. 108–447, div. B, title VI, § 633(b) , Dec. 8, 2004 , 118 Stat. 2922 .)

## Nearby sections

- [21 U.S.C. § 801 Congressional findings and declarations: controlled substances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s801.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 801a Congressional findings and declarations: psychotropic substances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s801a.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 802 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s802.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 803 Repealed. Pub. L. 95–137, § 1(b) , Oct. 18, 1977 , 91 Stat. 1169](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s803.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 811 Authority and criteria for classification of substances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s811.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 812 Schedules of controlled substances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s812.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 813 Treatment of controlled substance analogues](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s813.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 814 Removal of exemption of certain drugs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s814.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 821 Rules and regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s821.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 822 Persons required to register](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s822.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 822a Prescription drug take back expansion](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s822a.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 823 Registration requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s823.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 824 Denial, revocation, or suspension of registration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s824.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 825 Labeling and packaging](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s825.md)

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