Title 21, Food and DrugsRelease 119-102
§149 Definitions
Title 21 › CHAPTER 4 — ANIMALS, MEATS, AND MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCTS › SUBCHAPTER IV — IMPORTATION OF MILK AND CREAM › § 149
Summary
Defines "person" (individual, partnership, association, or corporation); "United States" (fifty States and D.C.).
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Title 21, §149
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When used in this subchapter—
(a)The term “person” means an individual, partnership, association, or corporation.
(b)The term “United States” means the fifty States and the District of Columbia.
Legislative History
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Amendments
1960—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 86–624 substituted “means the fifty States and the District of Columbia” for “means continental United States, including Alaska”. 1959—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 86–70 inserted “, including Alaska” after “continental United States”.
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21 U.S.C. § 149
Title 21, Food and Drugs
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102