2011 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle VII - Security and Drug Enforcement (§§ 70101 - 70508)
Chapter 705 - MARITIME DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT (§§ 70501 - 70508)
Section 70503 - Manufacture, distribution, or possession of controlled substances on vessels
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle VII - Security and Drug Enforcement CHAPTER 705 - MARITIME DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT Sec. 70503 - Manufacture, distribution, or possession of controlled substances on vessels |
| Contains | section 70503 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 109-304, §10(2), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1687. |
| Statutes at Large References | 94 Stat. 1160 100 Stat. 3207-95, 3552 102 Stat. 4483 120 Stat. 1687 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 96-350, Public Law 99-570, Public Law 99-640, Public Law 100-690, Public Law 109-304 |
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(a)
(1) a vessel of the United States or a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; or
(2) any vessel if the individual is a citizen of the United States or a resident alien of the United States.
(b)
(c)
(1)
(A) a common or contract carrier or an employee of the carrier who possesses or distributes a controlled substance in the lawful and usual course of the carrier's business; or
(B) a public vessel of the United States or an individual on board the vessel who possesses or distributes a controlled substance in the lawful course of the individual's duties.
(2)
(d)
(Pub. L. 109–304, §10(2), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1687.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 70503(a) | 46 App.:1903(a). | Pub. L. 96–350, §3(a), (e), (h), Sept. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 1160; Pub. L. 99–570, title III, §3202, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–95, 3207–96, 3207–97; Pub. L. 99–640, §17, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3552, 3554; Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, §7402(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4483. |
| 70503(b) | 46 App.:1903(h). | |
| 70503(c) | 46 App.:1903(e) (1st sentence). | |
| 70503(d) | 46 App.:1903(e) (last sentence). |
In subsection (a), before paragraph (1), the words “may not” are substituted for “It is unlawful for” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
In subsection (b), the words “applies to” are substituted for “is intended to reach” for clarity and to eliminate unnecessary words.
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