Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 1155: Intoxicants dispensed on school site

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Prohibited on Indian school lands: manufacturing, selling, giving away, or furnishing intoxicating beverages (except for scientific, sacramental, medicinal, or mechanical purposes), or carrying such beverages into the area. Punishable by fine and/or up to five years imprisonment.

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Whoever, on any tract of land in the former Indian country upon which is located any Indian school maintained by or under the supervision of the United States, manufactures, sells, gives away, or in any manner, or by any means furnishes to anyone, either for himself or another, any vinous, malt, or fermented liquors, or any other intoxicating drinks of any kind whatsoever, except for scientific, sacramental, medicinal or mechanical purposes, whether medicated or not, or who carries, or in any manner has carried, into such area any such liquors or drinks, or who shall be interested in such manufacture, sale, giving away, furnishing to anyone, or carrying into such area any of such liquors or drinks, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

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