21 U.S.C. § 332
Section 332 · Injunction proceedings
This is § 302 of the All Kids Act
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 169 court decisions — leading case Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner (1967)
Most recently applied in State ex rel. Yost v. Elevate Smoke, L.L.C. (December 2025)
Cases citing this section usually also cite 21 U.S.C. § 331 · 21 U.S.C. § 321 · 21 U.S.C. § 352
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 district courts of the United States and the United States courts of the Territories shall have jurisdiction, for cause shown 1 to restrain violations of section 331 of this title, except paragraphs (h), (i), and (j).
In case of violation of an injunction or restraining order issued under this section, which also constitutes a violation of this chapter, trial shall be by the court, or, upon demand of the accused, by a jury.
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Amendments
1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–80, §3(d)(1), struck out “, and subject to the provisions of section 17 (relating to notice to opposite party) of the Act entitled ‘An Act to supplement existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and for other purposes’, approved October 15, 1914, as amended (U.S.C., 1934 ed., title 28, sec. 381),” after “for cause shown”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–80, §3(d)(2), struck out at end “Such trial shall be conducted in accordance with the practice and procedure applicable in the case of proceedings subject to the provisions of section 22 of such Act of October 15, 1914, as amended (U.S.C., 1934 ed., title 28, sec. 387).”
1962—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 87–781, §103(d), struck out “(e),” after “paragraphs”.
Pub. L. 87–781, §201(c), struck out “(f),” after “paragraphs”.
Effective Date of 1962 Amendment
Amendment by section 103(c) of Pub. L. 87–781 effective on first day of seventh calendar month following October 1962, see section 107 of Pub. L. 87–781, set out as a note under section 321 of this title.
Section 203 of title II of Pub. L. 87–781 provided that: “The amendments made by this title [amending this section and section 374 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 321 and 374 of this title] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 10, 1962].”