U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024
§ 959.
Possession, manufacture, or distribution of controlled substance
(a)
Manufacture or distribution for purpose of unlawful importation
(b)
Manufacture or distribution of listed chemical for purpose of manufacture or unlawful importation of controlled substance
It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture or distribute a listed chemical—
(1)
intending or knowing that the listed chemical will be used to manufacture a controlled substance; and
(2)
intending, knowing, or having reasonable cause to believe that the controlled substance will be unlawfully imported into the United States.
(c)
Possession, manufacture, or distribution by person on board aircraft
It shall be unlawful for any United States citizen on board any aircraft, or any person on board an aircraft owned by a United States citizen or registered in the United States, to—
(1)
manufacture or distribute a controlled substance or listed chemical; or
(2)
possess a controlled substance or listed chemical with intent to distribute.
(d)
Acts committed outside territorial jurisdiction of United States
(Pub. L. 91–513, title III, § 1009, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1289; Pub. L. 99–570, title III, § 3161(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–94; Pub. L. 104–237, title I, § 102(a), (b), Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3100; Pub. L. 104–305, § 2(b)(2)(A), Oct. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 3807; Pub. L. 114–154, § 2, May 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 387; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, § 1012(b), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1546.)
cite as: 21 USC 959