Pub. L. 104-237, tit. II, sec. 206

INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.

EnactedYear: 1996Length: 221 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 206. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) Ten-Year Injunction Major Offenses.—Section 401(f) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841(f)) is amended by— (1) inserting “manufacture, exportation,” after “distribution,”; and (2) striking “regulated”. (b) Ten-Year Injunction Other Offenses.—Section 403 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 843) is amended— (1) in subsection (e), by— (A) inserting “manufacture, exportation,” after “distribution,”; and (B) striking “regulated”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(f) Injunctions.— (1) In addition to any penalty provided in this section, the Attorney General is authorized to commence a civil action for appropriate declaratory or injunctive relief relating to violations of this section or section 402. 110 STAT. 3104 “(2) Any action under this subsection may be brought in the district court of the United States for the district in which the defendant is located or resides or is doing business. “(3) Any order or judgment issued by the court pursuant to this subsection shall be tailored to restrain violations of this section or section 402. “(4) The court shall proceed as soon as practicable to the hearing and determination of such an action. An action under this subsection is governed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure except that, if an indictment has been returned against the respondent, discovery is governed by the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.”.