18 U.S.C. § 177
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- (a)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)It is an affirmative defense against an injunction under subsection (a)(3) of this section that—