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 955 - Possession on board vessels, etc., arriving in or departing from United States

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER II - IMPORT AND EXPORT
Sec. 955 - Possession on board vessels, etc., arriving in or departing from United States
Containssection 955
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 91-513, title III, §1005, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1287.
Statutes at Large Reference84 Stat. 1287
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 91-513

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IMPORT AND EXPORT - 21 U.S.C. § 955 (2012)
§955. Possession on board vessels, etc., arriving in or departing from United States

It shall be unlawful for any person to bring or possess on board any vessel or aircraft, or on board any vehicle of a carrier, arriving in or departing from the United States or the customs territory of the United States, a controlled substance in schedule I or II or a narcotic drug in schedule III or IV, unless such substance or drug is a part of the cargo entered in the manifest or part of the official supplies of the vessel, aircraft, or vehicle.

(Pub. L. 91–513, title III, §1005, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1287.)

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Schedules I, II, III, and IV, referred to in text, are set out in section 812(c) of this title.

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