Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73
§8163 Use of greenhouses and nursery for trees, shrubs, and plants
Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › Part PART D— - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA › Chapter CHAPTER 81— - ADMINISTRATIVE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - MISCELLANEOUS › § 8163
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Title 40, §8163
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The greenhouses and nursery shall be used only for the propagation of trees, shrubs, and plants suitable for planting in the public reservations. Only those trees, shrubs, and plants shall be planted in the public reservations.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 816340:103.June 20, 1878, ch. 359 (proviso in 2d par. under heading “Building and Grounds in and Around Washington and the Executive Mansion”), 20 Stat. 220. The words “On and after June 20, 1878” are omitted as obsolete. The words “Only those trees, shrubs, and plants shall be planted in the public reservations” are substituted for “to which purpose only the said productions of the greenhouses and nursery shall be applied” for clarity.
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40 U.S.C. § 8163
Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73