40 USC § 8162 - Ailanthus trees prohibited

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identifier: "/us/usc/t40/s8162"
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title: "40 USC § 8162 - Ailanthus trees prohibited"
title_number: 40
title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
section_number: "8162"
section_name: "Ailanthus trees prohibited"
chapter_number: 81
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1209.)"
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# § 8162. Ailanthus trees prohibited

Ailanthus trees shall not be purchased for, or planted in, the public grounds.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1209.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8162 | 40:102. | R.S. § 1830. |

The word “ailanthus” is substituted for “ailantus” to correct an error in the source provision.