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§871 Attorney General

Title 21 › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT › Part Part E— - Administrative and Enforcement Provisions › § 871

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Attorney General can give any of his duties under this part to other Justice Department officers or employees and can make and enforce rules and procedures he thinks are needed to carry out those duties efficiently. He can also accept gifts, donations, bequests, or property for the Department meant to prevent or control drug abuse, take steps to get that property, and sell or transfer it, except cash.

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Title 21, §871

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(a)The Attorney General may delegate any of his functions under this subchapter to any officer or employee of the Department of Justice.
(b)The Attorney General may promulgate and enforce any rules, regulations, and procedures which he may deem necessary and appropriate for the efficient execution of his functions under this subchapter.
(c)The Attorney General may accept in the name of the Department of Justice any form of devise, bequest, gift, or donation where the donor intends to donate property for the purpose of preventing or controlling the abuse of controlled substances. He may take all appropriate steps to secure possession of such property and may sell, assign, transfer, or convey any such property other than moneys.

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This subchapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), was in the original “this title”, meaning title II of Pub. L. 91–513, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1242, and is popularly known as the “Controlled Substances Act”. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see second paragraph of

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note set out under section 801 of this title and Tables.

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21 U.S.C. § 871

Title 21Food and Drugs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73