Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§300 Application of State Laws
Title 15 › CHAPTER 8 — FALSELY STAMPED GOLD OR SILVER OR GOODS MANUFACTURED THEREFROM › § 300
Summary
Goods covered by sections 294 to 300 that are brought into any State, Territory, District, or possession and stay there for use, sale, or storage must follow all the laws of that place just like goods made there. They are not exempt because they arrived in their original packages.
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Title 15, §300
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All articles of merchandise to which sections 294 to 300 of this title apply which shall have been transported into any State, Territory, District, or possession of the United States, and shall remain therein for use, sale, or storage, shall, upon arrival in such State, Territory, District, or possession, be subject to the operation of all the laws of such State, Territory, District, or possession of the United States to the same extent and in the same manner as though such articles of merchandise had been produced in such State, Territory, District, or possession, and shall not be exempt therefrom by reason of being introduced therein in original packages or otherwise.
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15 U.S.C. § 300
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102