---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stVII/ch705"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 705"
heading: "Maritime Drug Law Enforcement"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stVII-ch705"
sections_count: 8
---

# Chapter 705 — Maritime Drug Law Enforcement

Title 46 — Shipping › Subtitle VII — Security and Drug Enforcement

## Sections

- [§70501. Findings and declarations](/usc/46/70501.md)
- [§70502. Definitions](/usc/46/70502.md)
- [§70503. Prohibited acts](/usc/46/70503.md)
- [§70504. Jurisdiction and venue](/usc/46/70504.md)
- [§70505. Failure to comply with international law as a defense](/usc/46/70505.md)
- [§70506. Penalties](/usc/46/70506.md)
- [§70507. Forfeitures](/usc/46/70507.md)
- [§70508. Operation of submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel without nationality](/usc/46/70508.md)