The provisions of § 2411b and 2405 of this title shall not apply to:\n(1) The Department of Health.\n(2) Non-profit entities duly authorized by the Department of Health that, with the purpose of preventing the transmission of contagious diseases, or as part of an educational or prevention program, distribute hypodermic needles and other accessories.\n(3) Duly identified participants of said programs for distribution and exchange of hypodermic needles and other accessories.\nHistory —June 23, 1971, No. 4, p. 526, added as § 608 on Sept. 3, 1997, No. 110, § 4; Sept. 2, 2000, No. 323, § 1.
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