Narcotics Manufacturing Act of 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
 * Short Title
 * Necessity for Legislation
 * Definitions

26 U.S.C. §§ 4702 & 4731
 * Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1954

21 U.S.C. §§ 503-512
 * Notifications, Findings, and Decisions under The 1948 Protocol
 * Modification of List of Basic Narcotic Drugs
 * Restrictions on the Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs
 * Licenses to Manufacture Narcotic Drugs
 * Revocation or Suspension of Licenses
 * Authority to Seize Narcotic Drugs, Order Forms, and Tax Stamps
 * Manufacturing Quotas for Basic Classes of Narcotic Drugs
 * Exception from Applicability of License and Quota Provisions
 * Regulation with Respect to Persons who Manufacture Narcotic Precursors
 * Certain Procedures for Judicial Review

21 U.S.C. §§ 513-517
 * Amendment to Law with Respect to Exportation of Narcotic Drugs
 * Authorizing Importation of Narcotic Drugs as to Certain Persons
 * Enforcement and Authority to Delegate Functions
 * Penal Provisions
 * Procedure and Presumptions
 * Applicability of Act

21 U.S.C. § 501
 * Separability of Invalid Provisions
 * Effective Date

Repeal of Narcotics Manufacturing Act
The 1960 United States public law was repealed by the enactment of Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act on October 27, 1970.