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Code · U.S. Code · Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES · CHAPTER 4— TARIFF ACT OF 1930 · Part III— Ascertainment, Collection, and Recovery of Duties · § 1492

§ 1492. Destruction of abandoned or forfeited merchandise

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Except as provided in R.S. § 3369 (relating to tobacco and snuff), and in section 901 of the Revenue Act of 1926 (relating to distilled spirits), any merchandise abandoned or forfeited to the Government under the preceding or any other provision of the customs laws, which is subject to internal revenue tax and which the Customs Service shall be satisfied will not sell for a sufficient amount to pay such taxes, shall be forthwith destroyed, retained for official use, or otherwise disposed of under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, instead of being sold at auction.
(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 492, 46 Stat. 727; Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(b), June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 287; Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 660, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2214.)
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  • June 17, 1930, ch. 497
  • 46 Stat. 727
  • Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(b)
  • 84 Stat. 287
  • Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 660
  • 107 Stat. 2214
  • act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 492
  • 42 Stat. 963
  • act Oct. 14, 1921, ch. 107
  • 42 Stat. 205
  • Pub. L. 103–182
  • Pub. L. 91–271
  • section 203 of Pub. L. 91–271
  • Pub. L. 107–296
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§ 1492
Destruction of abandoned or forfeited merchandise
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ActJune 17, 1930, ch. 497
Stat.46 Stat. 727
Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(b)
Stat.84 Stat. 287
Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–182, title VI, § 660
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