§ 1171 Definitions
§ 1172 Transportation of gambling devices as unlawful; exceptions; authority of Federal Trade Commission
§ 1173 Registration of manufacturers and dealers
§ 1174 Labeling and marking of shipping packages
§ 1175 Specific jurisdictions within which manufacturing, repairing, selling, possessing, etc., prohibited; exceptions
§ 1176 Penalties
§ 1177 Confiscation of gambling devices and means of transportation; laws governing
§ 1178 Nonapplicability of chapter to certain machines and devices

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 15 > Chapter 24 - Transportation of Gambling Devices

  • commerce: means commerce among the several States or with foreign nations or in any territory of the United States or in the District of Columbia or between any such territory and another, or between any such territory and any State or foreign nation, or between the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and any State or territory or foreign nation, or between the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and any State or territory or foreign nation or the District of Columbia. See 15 USC 1176
  • Commission: means the Consumer Product Safety Commission. See 15 USC 1176
  • county: includes a parish, or any other equivalent subdivision of a State or Territory of the United States. See 1 USC 2
  • Federal Trade Commission Act: means the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to create a Federal Trade Commission, to define its powers and duties, and for other purposes" approved September 26, 1914, as amended [15 U. See 15 USC 1176
  • gambling device: means &mdash. See 15 USC 1171
  • interstate or foreign commerce: means commerce (1) between any State or possession of the United States and any place outside of such State or possession, or (2) between points in the same State or possession of the United States but through any place outside thereof. See 15 USC 1171
  • person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other form of business enterprise. See 15 USC 1176
  • possession of the United States: means any possession of the United States which is not named in paragraph 1 (b) of this section. See 15 USC 1171
  • State: includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. See 15 USC 1171
  • vessel: includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water. See 1 USC 3