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

21 U.S.C. § 955

Possession on board vessels, etc., arriving in or departing from United States

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.

Pub. L. 91–513, title III, § 100584 Stat. 1287(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 812(c) of this titleSchedules I, II, III, and IV, referred to in text, are set out in .

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

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