Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§715b Interstate Transportation of Contraband Oil Forbidden
Title 15 › Chapter 15A— INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS › § 715b
Summary
It is illegal to ship oil across state lines if that oil is "contraband" from the State where it was produced. "Contraband oil" is not treated as made in a State when every part of it came from production, transport, or removal from storage that did not exceed the amounts the State allowed by law or by rules from its authorized state agencies.
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Title 15, §715b
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The shipment or transportation in interstate commerce from any State of contraband oil produced in such State is prohibited. For the purposes of this section contraband oil shall not be deemed to have been produced in a State if none of the petroleum constituting such contraband oil, or from which it was produced or derived, was produced, transported, or withdrawn from storage in excess of the amounts permitted to be produced, transported, or withdrawn from storage under the laws of such State or under any regulation or order prescribed thereunder by any board, commission, officer, or other duly authorized agency of such State.
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15 U.S.C. § 715b
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60