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            <rptOwnerZipCode>55436</rptOwnerZipCode>
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 of forfeiture.   Shares have been acquired either in a private transaction or in the open market and are exempt under Rule
 16b-3.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>Robert A. Rudell</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-03-23</signatureDate>
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X0303
4
2009-03-19
0
0000739944
MEDTOX SCIENTIFIC INC
MTOX
0001184610
RUDELL ROBERT A
6623 KELSEY COURT
EDINA
MN
55436
1
0
0
0
Common Stock
2009-03-19
4
A
0
1448
6.5926
A
51122
D
Shares are attributable to a deferral of one-half of directors annual fees and are subject to vesting and a substantial risk
 of forfeiture.   Shares have been acquired either in a private transaction or in the open market and are exempt under Rule
 16b-3.
Robert A. Rudell
2009-03-23