21 CFR § 1317.90 - Methods of destruction.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s1317.90"
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title: "21 CFR § 1317.90 - Methods of destruction."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "1317.90"
section_name: "Methods of destruction."
chapter_name: "DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "1317"
part_name: "DISPOSAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 821, 822, 823, 827, 828, 871(b), and 958."
regulatory_source: "79 FR 53565, Sept. 9, 2014, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1317"
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# 1317.90 Methods of destruction.

(a) All controlled substances to be destroyed by a registrant, or caused to be destroyed by a registrant pursuant to § 1317.95(c), shall be destroyed in compliance with applicable Federal, State, tribal, and local laws and regulations and shall be rendered non-retrievable.

(b) Where multiple controlled substances are comingled, the method of destruction shall be sufficient to render all such controlled substances non-retrievable. When the actual substances collected for destruction are unknown but may reasonably include controlled substances, the method of destruction shall be sufficient to render non-retrievable any controlled substance likely to be present.

(c) The method of destruction shall be consistent with the purpose of rendering all controlled substances to a non-retrievable state in order to prevent diversion of any such substance to illicit purposes and to protect the public health and safety.