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Authority for Weed and Seed Initiative

The Attorney General is authorized by 18 U.S.C. § 981(e)(2) and 21 U.S.C. § 881(e)(1)(A) to transfer forfeited property to any federal agency, or to any state or local law enforcement agency that participated in the seizure or forfeiture of property. Transfers made pursuant to 21 U.S.C. §  881(e)(1)(A) must serve to encourage cooperation between the recipient state or local agency and federal enforcement agencies. Limitations and conditions respecting permissible uses of transferred property are set forth in The Attorney General's Guidelines on Seized and Forfeited Property (Guidelines).A Pursuant to Part III, C of the Guidelines, USAM 9-116.500 through 9-116.550 constitutes supplementary guidance regarding the meaning of Part V, A, 3 of the Guidelines. [cited in USAM 9-116.500]