§ 122. — Shipments into States for possession or sale in violation of State law.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 27USC122]
TITLE 27--INTOXICATING LIQUORS
CHAPTER 6--TRANSPORTATION IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE
Sec. 122. Shipments into States for possession or sale in
violation of State law
The shipment or transportation, in any manner or by any means
whatsoever, of any spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented, or other
intoxicating liquor of any kind, from one State, Territory, or District
of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, into any other State, Territory, or District of
the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, or from any foreign country into any State,
Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to
but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, which said spirituous, vinous,
malted, fermented, or other intoxicating liquor is intended, by any
person interested therein, to be received, possessed, sold, or in any
manner used, either in the original package or otherwise, in violation
of any law of such State, Territory, or District of the United States,
or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, is
prohibited.
(Aug. 27, 1935, ch. 740, Sec. 202(b), 49 Stat. 877.)
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the
act of Mar. 1, 1913, ch. 90, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 699.
Short Title
Act Mar. 1, 1913, is popularly known as the ``Webb-Kenyon Act''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 122a of this title.
