interstate commerce

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014823",
  "term": "interstate commerce",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A clause of the United States Constitution which reserves to the federal government the right to regulate the conduct of business across state lines. Under this clause, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that states may not restrict the disposal of wastes originating out-of-state more than that of waste originating in-state.\n\n2. Distribution or transportation of any controlled substance between one state, territory, possession or the District of Columbia, and another state, territory, possession or the District of Columbia, or the sale, use or manufacture of any controlled substance in more than one state, territory, possession or District of Columbia. The entry points for which a controlled substance is introduced into interstate commerce are the release of a controlled substance from the facility in which the controlled substance was manufactured, the entry into a warehouse from which the domestic manufacturer releases the controlled substance for sale or distribution, and at the site of United States customs clearance.\n\n3. Commerce between any place in a State and any place in another State or between places in the same State through another State, whether such commerce moves wholly by motor vehicle or partly by motor vehicle and partly by rail, express, water or air. This definition of “interstate commerce” for purposes of these regulations is the same as the definition of “interstate commerce” in section 203(a) of the Interstate Commerce Act. [49 U.S.C. 303(a)] [40 CFR 202.10 (CFR 2013)]",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Issues Terms & Acronyms",
    "40 CFR 82.3 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 201.1 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/interstate-commerce/"
}