Federal · Title 21 — Food and Drugs

21 U.S.C. § 955: Possession on board vessels, etc., arriving in or departing from United States

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What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to bring or possess schedule I or II controlled substances or schedule III or IV narcotic drugs aboard vessels, aircraft, or carrier vehicles entering or leaving the United States, unless listed in the manifest or official supplies.

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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.

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