2016 US Code
Title 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

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Citation 21 U.S.C. § 955 (2016)
Section Name §955. Possession on board vessels, etc., arriving in or departing from United States
Section Text

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.

Source Credit

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

Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT

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

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, 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. 955 - Possession on board vessels, etc., arriving in or departing from United States
Contains section 955
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 84 Stat. 1287
Public Law References Public Law 91-513
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