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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 · § 1496

§ 1496. Examination of baggage

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The appropriate customs officer may cause an examination to be made of the baggage of any person arriving in the United States in order to ascertain what articles are contained therein and whether subject to duty, free of duty, or prohibited notwithstanding a declaration and entry therefor has been made.
(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 496, 46 Stat. 727; Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(b), June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 287.)
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  • June 17, 1930, ch. 497
  • 46 Stat. 727
  • Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(b)
  • 84 Stat. 287
  • act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 496
  • 42 Stat. 964
  • Pub. L. 91–271
  • section 203 of Pub. L. 91–271
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§ 1496
Examination of baggage
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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
Actact Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 496
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