Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§7657 Sale of Ammunition for Avalanche-control Purposes
Title 10 › Subtitle B — Army › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › CHAPTER 771 — ISSUE OF SERVICEABLE MATERIAL OTHER THAN TO ARMED FORCES › § 7657
Summary
If the Army can spare them, the Army Secretary may sell ammunition used to trigger avalanches to states or to non‑federal groups a state approves. Sales must be paid for and the ammunition may only be used for avalanche control.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §7657
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Subject to the needs of the Army, the Secretary of the Army may sell ammunition for military weapons which are used for avalanche-control purposes to any State (or entity of a State) or to any other non-Federal entity that has been authorized by a State to use those weapons in that State for avalanche-control purposes. Sales of ammunition under this section shall be on a reimbursable basis and shall be subject to the condition that the ammunition be used only for avalanche-control purposes.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4657 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
Effective Date
Pub. L. 98–525, title XV, § 1538(b), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2636, provided that: “section 4657 [now 7657] of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on October 1, 1984.”
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7657
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102