US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

21 U.S.C. § 171 to 174

Repealed. Pub. L. 91–513, title III, § 1101(a)(2), (4), Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1291

Feb. 9, 1909, ch. 100, § 135 Stat. 614Jan. 17, 1914, ch. 938 Stat. 275May 26, 1922, ch. 202, § 142 Stat. 596June 14, 1930, ch. 488, § 346 Stat. 586July 1, 1944, ch. 377, § 858 Stat. 721Mar. 8, 1946, ch. 81, § 760 Stat. 39Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 394, § 867 Stat. 506Section 171, acts , ; , ; , ; , ; , ; , ; , , defined “narcotic drug”, “United States”, and “person”. See section 801 et seq. of this title.

Feb. 9, 1909, ch. 100, § 2(a)35 Stat. 614Jan. 17, 1914, ch. 938 Stat. 275June 7, 1924, ch. 35243 Stat. 657Act May 26, 1922, ch. 202, § 142 Stat. 596Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a)80 Stat. 645Section 172, acts , ; , ; , , established a Federal Narcotics Control Board. , , also classified to this section, was repealed by , , .

Feb. 9, 1909, ch. 100, § 2(b)35 Stat. 614Jan. 17, 1914, ch. 938 Stat. 275May 26, 1922, ch. 202, § 142 Stat. 596June 7, 1924, ch. 35243 Stat. 657June 14, 1930, ch. 488, § 346 Stat. 586Section 173, acts , (d), ; , ; , ; , ; , , prohibited importation of narcotic drugs. See section 801 et seq. of this title.

act June 14, 1930, ch. 488, § 646 Stat. 587Section 173a, , , provided for importation of additional amounts of coca leaves.

Feb. 9, 1909, ch. 100, § 2(c)35 Stat. 614Jan. 17, 1914, ch. 938 Stat. 275May 26, 1922, ch. 202, § 142 Stat. 596June 7, 1924, ch. 35243 Stat. 657Nov. 2, 1951, ch. 66665 Stat. 767July 18, 1956, ch. 62970 Stat. 570Section 174, acts , (f), ; , ; , ; , ; , §§ 1, 5(1), ; , title I, § 105, , set penalties for bringing narcotic drugs into the United States contrary to law. See chapter 13 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of Repeal

section 1105(a) of Pub. L. 91–513section 951 of this titleRepeal effective on first day of seventh calendar month that begins after , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

Savings Provision

Pub. L. 91–513, title III, § 110384 Stat. 1294

“(a)
section 1421m of Title 48section 4251 of Title 18section 1584 of Title 19section 2901 of Title 28section 3411 of Title 42section 239a of Title 46 Prosecutions for any violation of law occurring prior to the effective date of section 1101 [the first day of the seventh calendar month that begins after ] shall not be affected by the repeals or amendments made by such section or section 1102 [repealing sections 171 to 174, 176 to 185, 188 to 188n, 191 to 193, 197, 198, 199, 501 to 517 of this title, sections 1401 to 1407, and 3616 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, sections 4701 to 4707, 4711 to 4716, 4721 to 4726, 4731 to 4736, 4741 to 4746, 4751 to 4757, 4761, 4762, 4771 to 4776, 7237, 7238, and 7491 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, sections 529a and 529g of former Title 31, Money and Finance, and , Territories and Insular Possessions, and amending sections 162 and 967 of this title, , , Customs Duties, sections 4901, 4905, 6808, 7012, 7103, 7236, 7607, 7609, 7641, 7651, and 7655 of Title 26, , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, sections 529d, 529e, and 529f of former Title 31, section 304m of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, , The Public Health and Welfare, , Shipping, and section 787 of former Title 49, Transportation], or abated by reason thereof.
“(b)
Civil seizures or forfeitures and injunctive proceedings commenced prior to the effective date of section 1101 [the first day of the seventh calendar month that begins after ] shall not be affected by the repeals or amendments made by such section or section 1102, or abated by reason thereof.”
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