§ 177. — Injunctions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC177]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 10--BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
Sec. 177. Injunctions
(a) In General.--The United States may obtain in a civil action an
injunction against--
(1) the conduct prohibited under section 175 of this title;
(2) the preparation, solicitation, attempt, threat, or
conspiracy to engage in conduct prohibited under section 175 of this
title; or
(3) the development, production, stockpiling, transferring,
acquisition, retention, or possession, or the attempted development,
production, stockpiling, transferring, acquisition, retention, or
possession of any biological agent, toxin, or delivery system of a
type or in a quantity that under the circumstances has no apparent
justification for prophylactic, protective, or other peaceful
purposes.
(b) Affirmative Defense.--It is an affirmative defense against an
injunction under subsection (a)(3) of this section that--
(1) the conduct sought to be enjoined is for a prophylactic,
protective, or other peaceful purpose; and
(2) such biological agent, toxin, or delivery system is of a
type and quantity reasonable for that purpose.
(Added Pub. L. 101-298, Sec. 3(a), May 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 202; amended
Pub. L. 104-132, title V, Sec. 511(b)(2), Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat.
1284.)
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 104-132 inserted ``threat,'' after
``attempt,''.
