Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§8247 Sale of Meals by General Messes
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 827 — RATIONS › § 8247
Summary
General messes on ships and on shore can sell meals if they follow rules set by the Secretary of the Navy.
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Title 10, §8247
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Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Navy prescribes, meals may be sold by general messes afloat and ashore.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 608734 U.S.C. 915b(c).Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 756, § 16(c), 60 Stat. 855.
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Prior section 8251 and 8252 were renumbered section 9131 and 9132 of this title. Another prior section 8252, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 503, provided that temporary enlistments could be made only in Air Force without specification of component, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 90–235, § 2(a)(4)(B), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 756.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6087 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.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8247
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102