21 CFR § 1302.04 - Location and size of symbol on label and labeling.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s1302.04"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 1302.04 - Location and size of symbol on label and labeling."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "1302.04"
section_name: "Location and size of symbol on label and labeling."
chapter_name: "DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "1302"
part_name: "LABELING AND PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 821, 825, 871(b), 958(e)."
regulatory_source: "36 FR 7785, Apr. 24, 1971, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 38 FR 26609, Sept. 24, 1973."
cfr_part: "1302"
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# 1302.04 Location and size of symbol on label and labeling.

The symbol shall be prominently located on the label or the labeling of the commercial container and/or the panel of the commercial container normally displayed to dispensers of any controlled substance. The symbol on labels shall be clear and large enough to afford easy identification of the schedule of the controlled substance upon inspection without removal from the dispenser's shelf. The symbol on all other labeling shall be clear and large enough to afford prompt identification of the controlled substance upon inspection of the labeling.

[62 FR 13958, Mar. 24, 1997]