(a)  Every person who:     (1)  Manufactures, distributes, prescribes, dispenses, or conducts reverse distribution with any controlled substance within this State;     (2)  Proposes to engage in the manufacture, distribution, prescription, dispensing, or reverse distribution of any controlled substance within this State; or     (3)  Dispenses or proposes to dispense any controlled substance for use in this State by shipping, mailing, or otherwise delivering the controlled substance from a location outside this State;shall obtain a registration issued by the department of public safety in accordance with the department's rules.  A licensed or registered health care professional who acts as the authorized agent of a practitioner and who administers controlled substances at the direction of the practitioner shall not be required to obtain a registration. see full law