Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 16 : Section 559b


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 559b. Prevention of manufacture, etc., of marijuana and other controlled substances

    (a) Purpose
      The purpose of sections 559b to 559f of this title is to
    authorize the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in sections
    559b to 559f of this title referred to as the "Secretary") to take
    actions necessary, in connection with the administration and use of
    the National Forest System, to prevent the manufacture,
    distribution, or dispensing of marijuana and other controlled
    substances.
    (b) Law enforcement authority
      Nothing in sections 559b to 559f of this title shall diminish in
    any way the law enforcement authority of the Forest Service.
    (c) Definitions
      As used in sections 559b to 559f of this title, the terms
    "manufacture", "dispense", and "distribute" shall have the same
    meaning given such terms in section 802 of title 21.



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