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     <TD ALIGN="Right" COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2004</FONT></Td>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>FORM S-8 <br>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">MEDTOX SCIENTIFIC, INC. <br>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT> </p>

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     <Td ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Delaware</FONT></Td>
     <Td ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>95-3863205</FONT></Td></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>402 West County Road D, St. Paul, Minnesota</FONT></Td>
     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>55112</FONT></Td></TR>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>MEDTOX Scientific, Inc.
Restated Equity Compensation Plan<br>
MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan <br>
MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. Non-Employee Director Plan <br>
(Full title of the plans)</FONT></P>


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     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Richard J. Braun</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Copy to:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Robert R. Ribeiro, Esq.</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=60% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>MEDTOX Scientific, Inc.</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=40% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Fredrikson &amp; Byron, P.A.</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>402 West County Road D</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4000 Pillsbury Center</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>St. Paul, Minnesota 55112</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>200 South Sixth Street</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(651) 636-7466</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(612) 492-7000</FONT></TD></TR>
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REGISTRATION FEE </FONT></P>

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     <TD COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Title of securities<BR>
to be registered</FONT><HR WIDTH=95% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></Td>
     <TD COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount to be<BR>
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     <TD COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed maximum<BR>
offering price<BR>
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     <TD COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed <br>
maximum<BR>
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price (2)</FONT><HR WIDTH=95% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></Td>
     <TD COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount of<BR>
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     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=1% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=3% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=8% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>920,557&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD WIDTH=7% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=6% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH=2% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>    6</FONT></TD>
        <TD WIDTH=7% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>.56</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=6% ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD><TD WIDTH="9%" ALIGN="Left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>6,038,854</FONT></TD>
        <TD WIDTH=4% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="3%" ALIGN="Right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="6%" ALIGN="Right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>765</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=3% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>.12</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$0.15 per share</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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          <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></TD>
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          Includes only 730,229 option shares issued under the MEDTOX Scientific, Inc.
          Restated Equity Compensation Plan. No additional option shares are available for
          issuance under the MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. Restated Equity Compensation Plan. </FONT></p></TD>
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                    <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></TD>
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                    Includes 181,500 shares issuable under the MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. Qualified
                    Employee Stock Purchase Plan. </FONT></p></TD>
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                     Includes only 8,828 option shares issued under the MEDTOX Scientific, Inc.
                    Non-Employee Director Plan. No additional option shares are available for
                    issuance under the MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. Non-Employee Director Plan. </FONT></p></TD>
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This
registration statement also covers such additional number of shares as may be required in
the event of a stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger,
consolidation or other similar event. </FONT></p></TD>
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          Solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with
          Rule 457(h)(1) and (c). The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share and
          Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price are based upon (i) with respect to
          730,229 shares that may be acquired pursuant to stock options granted under the
          MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. Restated Equity Compensation Plan, and the 8,828 shares
          that may be acquired pursuant to options granted under the MEDTOX Scientific,
          Inc. Non-Employee Director Plan, the weighted average price at which such stock
          options may be exercised, (ii) with respect to 88,294 shares issued under the
          MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the weighted
          average price at which such shares were purchased, and (iii) with respect to the
          remaining 93,206 shares that may be issuable from time to time after the date
          hereof under the MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan
          , $10.53 per share, which represents the average of the high and low prices of
          the Common Stock as reported on the American Stock Exchange on June 22, 2004. </FONT></p></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II. <br>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="Justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are
incorporated by reference into this registration statement: </FONT></P>

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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=91%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003;  </FONT></P></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=91%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004; and  </FONT></P></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=91%><P ALIGN="Justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>the
description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A and
any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating the description.  </FONT></P></TD>
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<P ALIGN="Justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the date of this registration statement and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment indicating that all securities offered by this
registration statement have been sold, or deregistering all securities remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a
part of this registration statement from the respective dates of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp; <U>Description of
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<P ALIGN="Justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section
145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;) authorizes a
corporation&#146;s board of directors to grant indemnity to directors and officers in
terms sufficiently broad to permit indemnification under certain circumstances for
liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the Securities
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<P ALIGN="Justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As
permitted by the DGCL, our certificate of incorporation provides that we shall indemnify
our directors, officers, employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
As permitted by the DGCL, our certificate of incorporation also includes a provision that
eliminates the personal liability of our directors for monetary damages for breach of the
director&#146;s fiduciary duty, except for liability (1) for any breach of the
director&#146;s duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders; (2) for acts or omissions not
in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (3)
under Section 174 of the DGCL regarding payments of dividends, stock purchases or
redemptions which are unlawful; or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>MEDTOX
Scientific, Inc. Restated Equity Compensation Plan. </FONT></TD>
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Scientific, Inc. Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.3</FONT></TD>
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Scientific, Inc. 1994 Non-Employee Director Plan. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5.1  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion
of Fredrikson &amp; Byron, P.A. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>23.1  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>         23.2  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
of Fredrikson &amp; Byron, P.A. (contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this registration statement). </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>         24.1  </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Power
of Attorney (included in the signature page of this registration statement). </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(a) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
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     <TD WIDTH="85%"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
               post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </FONT> </P></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(i) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><P ALIGN="Justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
               1933;  </FONT></p></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(ii) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><P ALIGN="Justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
               date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment                thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change                in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the                foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the                total dollar value of securities
would not exceed that which was registered) and                any deviation from the low
or high end of the estimated maximum offering range                may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and                Exchange Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in                volume and
price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate
               offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Feel,
table in                the effective registration statement; and  </FONT></p></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(iii) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=80%><P ALIGN="Justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
               previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change
to                such information in the registration statement;  </FONT></p></TD>
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Provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the
registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. </FONT></p></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="5%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">(2) </FONT> </TD>
     <TD WIDTH="85%"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
               1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
               registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
               offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona                fide offering thereof. </FONT> </P></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH="85%"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
               securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
               offering. </FONT> </P></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><P ALIGN="Justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining           any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the           registrant&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of           the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the           registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement           relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities           at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.  </FONT></p></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(c) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><P ALIGN="Justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of           1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the           registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant           has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission           such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act           and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
          against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
          incurred or paid by a director, officer or other controlling person of the
          registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
          asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
          securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
          counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
          of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
          against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by           the final adjudication of such issue.  </FONT></p></TD>
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<P ALIGN="Justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of St. Paul, State of Minnesota, on
July 7, 2004. </FONT></P>

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     <TD WIDTH=42% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>MEDTOX Scientific, Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>/s/ Richard J. Braun</U> </FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Richard J. Braun</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P ALIGN="Justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each person
whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby constitutes and
appoints Richard J. Braun and Kevin J. Weirsma, and each of them, as his or her true and
lawful attorney-in fact and agent, with full power and substitution, to sign on his or her
behalf individually and in the capacity stated below and to perform any acts necessary to
be done in order to file all amendments and post-effective amendments to this Registration
Statement, and any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with
this Registration Statement or the amendments thereto, and each of the undersigned does
hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her
substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

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     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Title</FONT></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Date</FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH=30% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>/s/ Richard J. Braun</U> </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=50% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>President, Chief Executive Officer, and</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>July 7, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Richard J. Braun</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board of Directors</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></tr>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>/s/ Kevin J. Wiersma</U> </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chief Financial Officer and Principal </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>July 7, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Kevin J. Wiersma</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Accounting Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></tr>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>/s/ Samuel C. Powell, Ph.D.</U> </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>July 7, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Samuel C. Powell, Ph.D</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></tr>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>/s/ Robert J. Marzec</U> </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>July 7, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Robert J. Marzec</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></tr>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>/s/ Robert A. Rudell</U> </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>July 7, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Robert A. Rudell</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></tr>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>/s/ Brian P. Johnson</U> </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>July 7, 2004</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Brian P. Johnson</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=94%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>MEDTOX
Scientific, Inc. Restated Equity Compensation Plan. </FONT></P></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=94%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>MEDTOX
Scientific, Inc. Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan. </FONT></P></TD>
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<TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=94%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>MEDTOX
Scientific, Inc. 1991 Non-Employee Director Plan. </FONT></P></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=94%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion
of Fredrikson &amp; Byron, P.A. </FONT></P></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=94%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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<TD WIDTH=94%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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<TD WIDTH=94%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Power
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2004
Registration No. 333-__________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MEDTOX SCIENTIFIC, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
95-3863205
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
402 West County Road D, St. Paul, Minnesota
55112
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
MEDTOX Scientific, Inc.
Restated Equity Compensation Plan
MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan
MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. Non-Employee Director Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Richard J. Braun
Copy to:     Robert R. Ribeiro, Esq.
MEDTOX Scientific, Inc.
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
402 West County Road D
4000 Pillsbury Center
St. Paul, Minnesota 55112
200 South Sixth Street
(651) 636-7466
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(612) 492-7000
(Name, address and
telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered
Proposed maximum
offering price
per share (2)
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering
price (2)
Amount of
registration
fee
Common Stock, par value
920,557
(1)
$
6
.56
$
6,038,854
$
765
.12
$0.15 per share
(1)
(a)
Includes only 730,229 option shares issued under the MEDTOX Scientific, Inc.
          Restated Equity Compensation Plan. No additional option shares are available for
          issuance under the MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. Restated Equity Compensation Plan.
(b)
Includes 181,500 shares issuable under the MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. Qualified
                    Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(c)
Includes only 8,828 option shares issued under the MEDTOX Scientific, Inc.
                    Non-Employee Director Plan. No additional option shares are available for
                    issuance under the MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. Non-Employee Director Plan.
This
registration statement also covers such additional number of shares as may be required in
the event of a stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger,
consolidation or other similar event.
(2)
Solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with
          Rule 457(h)(1) and (c). The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share and
          Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price are based upon (i) with respect to
          730,229 shares that may be acquired pursuant to stock options granted under the
          MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. Restated Equity Compensation Plan, and the 8,828 shares
          that may be acquired pursuant to options granted under the MEDTOX Scientific,
          Inc. Non-Employee Director Plan, the weighted average price at which such stock
          options may be exercised, (ii) with respect to 88,294 shares issued under the
          MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the weighted
          average price at which such shares were purchased, and (iii) with respect to the
          remaining 93,206 shares that may be issuable from time to time after the date
          hereof under the MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan
          , $10.53 per share, which represents the average of the high and low prices of
          the Common Stock as reported on the American Stock Exchange on June 22, 2004.
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PART II.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of
Documents by Reference
.
The
following documents that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are
incorporated by reference into this registration statement:
o
our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003;
o
our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004; and
o
the
description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A and
any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating the description.
All
documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the date of this registration statement and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment indicating that all securities offered by this
registration statement have been sold, or deregistering all securities remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a
part of this registration statement from the respective dates of filing of such documents.
Item 4.
Description of
Securities
.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
.
Section
145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") authorizes a
corporation's board of directors to grant indemnity to directors and officers in
terms sufficiently broad to permit indemnification under certain circumstances for
liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the Securities
Act.
As
permitted by the DGCL, our certificate of incorporation provides that we shall indemnify
our directors, officers, employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
As permitted by the DGCL, our certificate of incorporation also includes a provision that
eliminates the personal liability of our directors for monetary damages for breach of the
director's fiduciary duty, except for liability (1) for any breach of the
director's duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders; (2) for acts or omissions not
in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (3)
under Section 174 of the DGCL regarding payments of dividends, stock purchases or
redemptions which are unlawful; or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived
an improper personal benefit.
Item 7.
Exemption from
Registration Claimed
.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
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4.1
MEDTOX
Scientific, Inc. Restated Equity Compensation Plan.
4.2
MEDTOX
Scientific, Inc. Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
4.3
MEDTOX
Scientific, Inc. 1994 Non-Employee Director Plan.
5.1
Opinion
of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
23.1
Consent
of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2
Consent
of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. (contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this registration statement).
24.1
Power
of Attorney (included in the signature page of this registration statement).
Item 9.
Undertakings
.
(a)
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
               post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
               1933;
(ii)
To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
               date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment                thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change                in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the                foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the                total dollar value of securities
would not exceed that which was registered) and                any deviation from the low
or high end of the estimated maximum offering range                may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and                Exchange Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in                volume and
price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate
               offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Feel,
table in                the effective registration statement; and
(iii)
To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
               previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change
to                such information in the registration statement;
Provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the
registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
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(2)
That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
               1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
               registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
               offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona                fide offering thereof.
(3)
To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
               securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
               offering.
(b)
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining           any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the           registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of           the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the           registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement           relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities           at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of           1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the           registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant           has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission           such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act           and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
          against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
          incurred or paid by a director, officer or other controlling person of the
          registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
          asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
          securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
          counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
          of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
          against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by           the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of St. Paul, State of Minnesota, on
July 7, 2004.
MEDTOX Scientific, Inc.
By:
/s/ Richard J. Braun
Richard J. Braun
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each person
whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby constitutes and
appoints Richard J. Braun and Kevin J. Weirsma, and each of them, as his or her true and
lawful attorney-in fact and agent, with full power and substitution, to sign on his or her
behalf individually and in the capacity stated below and to perform any acts necessary to
be done in order to file all amendments and post-effective amendments to this Registration
Statement, and any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with
this Registration Statement or the amendments thereto, and each of the undersigned does
hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her
substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Signatures
Title
Date
/s/ Richard J. Braun
President, Chief Executive Officer, and
July 7, 2004
Richard J. Braun
Chairman of the Board of Directors
/s/ Kevin J. Wiersma
Chief Financial Officer and Principal
July 7, 2004
Kevin J. Wiersma
Accounting Officer
/s/ Samuel C. Powell, Ph.D.
Director
July 7, 2004
Samuel C. Powell, Ph.D
/s/ Robert J. Marzec
Director
July 7, 2004
Robert J. Marzec
/s/ Robert A. Rudell
Director
July 7, 2004
Robert A. Rudell
/s/ Brian P. Johnson
Director
July 7, 2004
Brian P. Johnson
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EXHIBIT INDEX
4.1
MEDTOX
Scientific, Inc. Restated Equity Compensation Plan.
4.2
MEDTOX
Scientific, Inc. Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
4.3
MEDTOX
Scientific, Inc. 1991 Non-Employee Director Plan.
5.1
Opinion
of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
23.1
Consent
of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2
Consent
of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. (contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this registration statement).
24.1
Power
of Attorney (included in the signature page of this registration statement).
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