18 USC § 3488 - Intoxicating liquor in Indian country as evidence of unlawful introduction
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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s3488"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "18 USC § 3488 - Intoxicating liquor in Indian country as evidence of unlawful introduction"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3488"
section_name: "Intoxicating liquor in Indian country as evidence of unlawful introduction"
chapter_number: 223
chapter_name: "WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 834.)"
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# § 3488. Intoxicating liquor in Indian country as evidence of unlawful introduction
The possession by a person of intoxicating liquors in Indian country where the introduction is prohibited by treaty or Federal statute shall be prima facie evidence of unlawful introduction.
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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 834.)
### Historical and Revision Notes
Based on , U.S.C., 1940 ed., Indians (, ).
The only change made was the insertion of the word “Indian” before “country”, to substitute specificity for generality. (See definition of “Indian country” in .)