---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 U.S.C. § 875"
title: "21"
title_heading: "Food and Drugs"
number: "875"
heading: "Administrative hearings"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/21/875"
units:
  - "Chapter 13 — Drug Abuse Prevention and Control"
  - "Subchapter I — Control and Enforcement"
  - "Part E — Administrative and Enforcement Provisions"
---

# §875. Administrative hearings

- (a) **Power of Attorney General—** In carrying out his functions under this subchapter, the Attorney General may hold hearings, sign and issue subpenas, [administer](/usc/21/802.md?p=2) oaths, examine witnesses, and receive evidence at any place in the [United States](/usc/21/802.md?p=28).
- (b) **Procedures applicable—** Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, notice shall be given and hearings shall be conducted under appropriate procedures of subchapter II of [chapter 5](/usc/5/chptI-ch5.md) of title 5.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 505, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1272.)