2012 US Code
Title 21 - Food and Drugs
Chapter 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL (§§ 801 - 971)
Subchapter II - IMPORT AND EXPORT (§§ 951 - 971)
Section 954 - Transshipment and in-transit shipment of controlled substances
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL SUBCHAPTER II - IMPORT AND EXPORT Sec. 954 - Transshipment and in-transit shipment of controlled substances |
Contains | section 954 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 91-513, title III, §1004, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1287. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 84 Stat. 1287 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 91-513 |
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Notwithstanding sections 952, 953, and 957 of this title—
(1) A controlled substance in schedule I may—
(A) be imported into the United States for transshipment to another country, or
(B) be transferred or transshipped from one vessel, vehicle, or aircraft to another vessel, vehicle, or aircraft within the United States for immediate exportation,
if and only if it is so imported, transferred, or transshipped (i) for scientific, medical, or other legitimate purposes in the country of destination, and (ii) with the prior written approval of the Attorney General (which shall be granted or denied within 21 days of the request).
(2) A controlled substance in schedule II, III, or IV may be so imported, transferred, or transshipped if and only if advance notice is given to the Attorney General in accordance with regulations of the Attorney General.
(Pub. L. 91–513, title III, §1004, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1287.)
References in TextSchedules I, II, III, and IV, referred to in text, are set out in section 812(c) of this title.
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