2019 US Code
Title 40 - Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Subtitle II - Public Buildings and Works
Part C - Federal Building Complexes
Chapter 63 - Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Sec. 6303 - Unlawful activities

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Citation 40 U.S.C. § 6303 (2019)
Section Name §6303. Unlawful activities
Section Text

(a) Displays and Solicitations.—It is unlawful for anyone other than an authorized employee or concessionaire to carry out any of the following activities within the specified buildings and grounds:

(1) Offer or expose any article for sale.

(2) Display any sign, placard, or other form of advertisement.

(3) Solicit alms, subscriptions, or contributions.


(b) Touching of, or Injuries to, Property.—It is unlawful for anyone—

(1) other than an authorized employee, to touch or handle objects of art or scientific or historical objects on exhibition within the specified buildings or grounds; or

(2) to step or climb on, remove, or in any way injure any object of art, exhibit (including an exhibit animal), equipment, seat, wall, fountain, or other erection or architectural feature, or any tree, shrub, plant, or turf, within the specified buildings or grounds.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1185.)

Editorial Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
6303(a) 40:193p. Oct. 24, 1951, ch. 559, §§3, 4, 65 Stat. 634.
6303(b) 40:193q.
Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
SUBTITLE II - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS
PART C - FEDERAL BUILDING COMPLEXES
CHAPTER 63 - SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, AND JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Sec. 6303 - Unlawful activities
Contains section 6303
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 65 Stat. 634
116 Stat. 1185
Public Law References Public Law 107-217
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