Section 5
SEC. 5. (a) it shall ],o unlawful to sell, transfer, give, or deliver opium to any person except to a duly licensed and practicing physician, pharmacist, or second-class pharmacist, or a duly licensed dispensation of opium, or duly registered confirmed user of opium in a licensed opium dispensary for consumption therein only, and in accordance with the provisions of this Act: Provided, however, That the transfer of ownership of opium, but not delivery thereof, may be made to licensed wholesale dealers in opium: And provided further, That opium may be sold, transferred, or delivered to Government Bureaus or officers duly authorized by the Governor-General to receive if. and to hospitals on permit from the Collector of Internal Revenue. Duly licensed physicians may prescribe and administer opium as a medicine, and pharmacists and second-class pharmacists may sell, transfer, give, or deliver opium as a medicinal preparation on the prescription of a duly licensed and practicing physician, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the colletor of Internal Revenue and approved by the Secretary of finance and Justice. (b) Any person violating the provisions of the preceding subsection shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand pesos, or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court: Provided, That in case of I he commission of a second offense under the provisions of this section, the person so convicted, if other than a citizen of the United Slates or a citizen of the Philippine Islands, may by order of the court lie deported. (c) Any physician who prescribes opium for his patients when the physical condition of said patients docs not require the use of opium shall have his license to practice medicine revoked by the Board of Medical Examiners for the Philippine Islands after due notice and hearing by said hoard, and shall he punished by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty pesos nor more than one thousand pesos, or by imprisonment for a period of not less than six months nor more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.