Title 21 of the U.S. Code § 347b - Contravention of State laws
Full text of § 347b from Title 21 of the United States Code.
§ 347b. Contravention of State laws
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the possession, sale, or serving of colored oleomargarine or colored margarine in any State or Territory in contravention of the laws of such State or Territory.
(Mar. 16, 1950, ch. 61, §6, 64 Stat. 22.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is act Mar. 16, 1950, ch. 61, 64 Stat. 20, which is classified to sections 331, 342, 347 to 347b of this title, and sections 45 and 55 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective July 1, 1950, see section 7 of act Mar. 16, 1950, set out as a note under section 347 of this title.
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