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title: "21 U.S.C. § 215"
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# 21 U.S.C. § 215 - “Consul” defined

## Text

The word “consul” as used in this chapter shall mean the consular officer in charge of the district concerned.

(Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 74, § 12, 38 Stat. 822.)