Application
N.D. Cent. Code § 19-03.3-05
in effect19-03.3-05. Application
This chapter does not apply to a person being treated by a physician for a substance use
disorder because of the person's use of controlled substances not related to treatment for pain.
This chapter does not authorize a physician to prescribe or administer any drug legally classified
as a controlled substance or as an addictive or dangerous drug for other than medically
accepted therapeutic purposes. A person to whom controlled substances are prescribed or
administered for pain is not exempt from section 39-08-01 or 39-20-04.1.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t19c03-3.pdf#nameddest=19-03p3-05Fetched: 10/16/2026
