Publication 52 - Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail > Appendix C > USPS Packaging Instruction 6B A Division 6.1 toxic substance having an LD50 for oral toxicity of greater than 5 mg/kg but less than or equal to 50 mg/kg is mailable only between authorized parties under the specific conditions in 346.231b. Toxic substances that have an LD50 for oral toxicity of greater than 5 mg/kg but less than or equal to 50 mg/kg may be mailed between the following parties subject to these specific conditions: - Toxic substances for scientific use (not outwardly or of their own force dangerous or injurious to life, health, or property) may be sent only between manufacturers, dealers, bona fide research or experimental scientific laboratories, and employees of federal, state, or local governments who have official use for such poisons and are designated by the agency head to receive or send such poisons.
- Poisonous drugs and medicines that are regulated as Division 6.1 materials may be sent only from the manufacturer or dealer of the drugs and medicines to licensed physicians, surgeons, dentists, pharmacists, druggists, cosmetologists, barbers, and veterinarians (18 U.S.C. 1716).
Note: Drugs and medicines that are not regulated as Division 6.1 materials are subject to the conditions in Chapter 4. | |