21 U.S.C. § 955
Possession on board vessels, etc., arriving in or departing from United States
United States · Title 21 — FOOD AND DRUGS · Status: effective
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- 21 U.S.C. § 955, Possession on board vessels, etc., arriving in or departing from United States, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/454699
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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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