Attorney General James Uthmeier is reclassifying a tranquilizer as a Schedule 1 controlled substance while providing an exemption for the drug for agricultural use.

Uthmeier announced that xylazine will be moved from a Schedule 1 classification to the “controlled substance” designation, meaning it will be legal under specific circumstances. Without the controlled substance designation, drugs in that classification are completely banned. Uthmeier is allowing for an exemption for veterinary use.

Under the new stipulations issued by Uthmeier, only licensed veterinarians can obtain the substance for professional use or farmers and ranchers can get prescriptions for it. Public sale remains off limits and misuse outside of veterinary application is still a criminal offense.

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