Title 21, Food and DrugsRelease 119-102
§379a Presumption of Existence of Jurisdiction
Title 21 › CHAPTER 9 — FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT › SUBCHAPTER VII — GENERAL AUTHORITY › Part A — General Administrative Provisions › § 379a
Summary
Interstate commerce is presumed when enforcing rules on devices, tobacco, food, drugs, or cosmetics.
Full Legal Text
Title 21, §379a
Food and Drugs, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In any action to enforce the requirements of this chapter respecting a device, tobacco product, food, drug, or cosmetic the connection with interstate commerce required for jurisdiction in such action shall be presumed to exist.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2009—Pub. L. 111–31 inserted “tobacco product,” after “device,”. 1997—Pub. L. 105–115 substituted “a device, food, drug, or cosmetic” for “a device”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1997 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–115 effective 90 days after Nov. 21, 1997, except as otherwise provided, see section 501 of Pub. L. 105–115, set out as a note under section 321 of this title.
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Citation
21 U.S.C. § 379a
Title 21, Food and Drugs
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102