21 USC § 144 - Unlawful receiving of imported milk or cream

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identifier: "/us/usc/t21/s144"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "21 USC § 144 - Unlawful receiving of imported milk or cream"
title_number: 21
title_name: "FOOD AND DRUGS"
section_number: "144"
section_name: "Unlawful receiving of imported milk or cream"
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "ANIMALS, MEATS, AND MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCTS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "IMPORTATION OF MILK AND CREAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Feb. 15, 1927, ch. 155, § 4, 44 Stat. 1103.)"
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# § 144. Unlawful receiving of imported milk or cream

It shall be unlawful for any person in the United States to receive milk or cream imported into the United States unless the importation is in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Feb. 15, 1927, ch. 155, § 4, 44 Stat. 1103.)