No provision of this chapter shall be construed as indicating an intent on the part of the Congress to occupy the field in which such provision operates to the exclusion of the law of any State on the same subject matter, unless there is a direct and positive conflict between such provision and the law of the State so that the two cannot be reconciled or consistently stand together.
Pub. L. 90–351, title IV, § 90282 Stat. 234Pub. L. 90–618, title I, § 10282 Stat. 1226(Added , , ; amended , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 90–6181968— struck out “or possession” after “State” wherever appearing.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1968 Amendment
Pub. L. 90–618section 105 of Pub. L. 90–618section 921 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date
section 907 of Pub. L. 90–351section 921 of this titleSection effective 180 days after , see , set out as a note under .