27 U.S.C. § 122
Section 122 · Shipments into States for possession or sale in violation of State law
This is the Webb-Kenyon Act
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 55 court decisions — leading case United States v. Public Utilities Commission (1953)
Most recently applied in Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. v. Thomas (June 2019)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The shipment or transportation, in any manner or by any means whatsoever, of any spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented, or other intoxicating liquor of any kind from one State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, into any other State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, or from any foreign country into any State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, which said spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented, or other intoxicating liquor is intended, by any person interested therein, to be received, possessed, sold, or in any manner used, either in the original package or otherwise, in violation of any law of such State, Territory, or District of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, is prohibited.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1935—Act Aug. 27, 1935, reenacted section without change.
Short Title
Act Mar. 1, 1913, is popularly known as the “Webb-Kenyon Act”.