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§ 130.99. Captured  or  abandoned property. (a) All persons subject to
this code shall secure all public property taken from the enemy for  the
service of the United States, and shall give notice and turn over to the
proper  authority  without  delay  all captured or abandoned property in
their possession, custody, or control.

(b) Any person subject to this code who--

(1) fails to carry out the duties prescribed in subdivision (a) of this section; or

(2) buys, sells, trades, or in any way deals in or disposes of captured or abandoned property, whereby he shall receive or expect any profit, benefit, or advantage to himself or another directly or indirectly connected with himself; or

(3) engages in looting or pillaging; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.