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Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§715a Definitions

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 15A— - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS › § 715a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used in this chapter. Contraband oil means petroleum (or part of it) that was produced, moved, or taken from storage more than state law or state agency rules allow, except when a State has lawfully taken ownership. Products or petroleum products means any item made from petroleum by refining, processing, manufacturing, or similar work. Interstate commerce means trade or transport that crosses state lines, passes through other states, or goes from the U.S. to another country while inside the U.S. Person means an individual or a business like a partnership, corporation, or joint‑stock company.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §715a

Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

As used in this chapter—
(1)The term “contraband oil” means petroleum which, or any constituent part of which, was produced, transported, or withdrawn from storage in excess of the amounts permitted to be produced, transported, or withdrawn from storage under the laws of a State or under any regulation or order prescribed thereunder by any board, commission, officer, or other duly authorized agency of such State, or any of the products of such petroleum, except petroleum or any of its constituent parts, title to which has been acquired by a State pursuant to its laws.
(2)The term “products” or “petroleum products” includes any article produced or derived in whole or in part from petroleum or any product thereof by refining, processing, manufacturing, or otherwise.
(3)The term “interstate commerce” means commerce between any point in a State and any point outside thereof, or between points within the same State but through any place outside thereof, or from any place in the United States to a foreign country, but only insofar as such commerce takes place within the United States.
(4)The term “person” includes an individual, partnership, corporation, or joint-stock company,

Legislative History

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Amendments

1966—Pub. L. 89–644 inserted provisions in par. (1) exempting petroleum or any of its constituent parts, title to which has been acquired by a State pursuant to its laws.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 715a

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73