§ 171 to 174. — Repealed.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 21USC171]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 6--NARCOTIC DRUGS
IMPORTATION OR EXPORTATION
Secs. 171 to 174. Repealed. Pub. L. 91-513, title III,
Sec. 1101(a)(2), (4), Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1291
Section 171, acts Feb. 9, 1909, ch. 100, Sec. 1, 35 Stat. 614; Jan.
17, 1914, ch. 9, 38 Stat. 275; May 26, 1922, ch. 202, Sec. 1, 42 Stat.
596; June 14, 1930, ch. 488, Sec. 3, 46 Stat. 586; July 1, 1944, ch.
377, Sec. 8, 58 Stat. 721; Mar. 8, 1946, ch. 81, Sec. 7, 60 Stat. 39;
Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 394, Sec. 8, 67 Stat. 506, defined ``narcotic drug'',
``United States'', and ``person''. See section 801 et seq. of this
title.
Section 172, acts Feb. 9, 1909, ch. 100, Sec. 2(a), 35 Stat. 614;
Jan. 17, 1914, ch. 9, 38 Stat. 275; June 7, 1924, ch. 352, 43 Stat. 657,
established a Federal Narcotics Control Board. Act May 26, 1922, ch.
202, Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 596, also classified to this section, was repealed
by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 645.
Section 173, acts Feb. 9, 1909, ch. 100, Sec. 2(b), (d), 35 Stat.
614; Jan. 17, 1914, ch. 9, 38 Stat. 275; May 26, 1922, ch. 202, Sec. 1,
42 Stat. 596; June 7, 1924, ch. 352, 43 Stat. 657; June 14, 1930, ch.
488, Sec. 3, 46 Stat. 586, prohibited importation of narcotic drugs. See
section 801 et seq. of this title.
Section 173a, act June 14, 1930, ch. 488, Sec. 6, 46 Stat. 587,
provided for importation of additional amounts of coca leaves.
Section 174, acts Feb. 9, 1909, ch. 100, Sec. 2(c), (f), 35 Stat.
614; Jan. 17, 1914, ch. 9, 38 Stat. 275; May 26, 1922, ch. 202, Sec. 1,
42 Stat. 596; June 7, 1924, ch. 352, 43 Stat. 657; Nov. 2, 1951, ch.
666, Secs. 1, 5(1), 65 Stat. 767; July 18, 1956, ch. 629, title I,
Sec. 105, 70 Stat. 570, set penalties for bringing narcotic drugs into
the United States contrary to law. See chapter 13 of this title.
Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective on first day of seventh calendar month that begins
after Oct. 27, 1970, see section 1105(a) of Pub. L. 91-513, set out as
an Effective Date note under section 951 of this title.
Savings Provision
Section 1103 of Pub. L. 91-513 provided that:
``(a) 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 Oct. 26, 1970] 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 section 1421m
of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions, and amending sections
162 and 967 of this title, section 4251 of Title 18, section 1584 of
Title 19, Customs Duties, sections 4901, 4905, 6808, 7012, 7103, 7236,
7607, 7609, 7641, 7651, and 7655 of Title 26, section 2901 of Title 28,
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, sections 529d, 529e, and 529f of
former Title 31, section 304m of former Title 40, Public Buildings,
Property, and Works, section 3411 of Title 42, The Public Health and
Welfare, section 239a of Title 46, 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 Oct. 26, 1970] shall not be
affected by the repeals or amendments made by such section or section
1102, or abated by reason thereof.''
