{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-1317.90","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 1317.90","heading":"Methods of destruction.","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER II—DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","PART 1317—DISPOSAL","Subpart C—Destruction of Controlled Substances"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-21.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:47Z","sha256":"5b9742c6f507a6d0cd549fef960bc73cd2aaf268ea251a00ae1a25113f7d52d3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-1317.85","next":"us/21-cfr-1317.95"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}