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Code · U.S. Code · Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES · CHAPTER 4— TARIFF ACT OF 1930 · Part V— Enforcement Provisions · § 1602

§ 1602. Seizure; report to customs officer

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It shall be the duty of any officer, agent, or other person authorized by law to make seizures of merchandise or baggage subject to seizure for violation of the customs laws, to report every such seizure immediately to the appropriate customs officer for the district in which such violation occurred, and to turn over and deliver to such customs officer any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, merchandise, or baggage seized by him, and to report immediately to such customs officer every violation of the customs laws.
(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 602, 46 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(z), June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 290; Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 321, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2056; Pub. L. 98–573, title II, § 213(a)(1), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2984.)
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  • June 17, 1930, ch. 497
  • 46 Stat. 754
  • Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(z)
  • 84 Stat. 290
  • Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 321
  • 98 Stat. 2056
  • Pub. L. 98–573, title II, § 213(a)(1)
  • 98 Stat. 2984
  • act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 602
  • 42 Stat. 984
  • act June 22, 1874, ch. 391, § 15
  • 18 Stat. 189
  • act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 643
  • 42 Stat. 989
  • Pub. L. 98–573
  • Pub. L. 98–473
  • Pub. L. 91–271
  • section 214(e) of Pub. L. 98–573
  • section 203 of Pub. L. 91–271
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ActJune 17, 1930, ch. 497
Stat.46 Stat. 754
Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(z)
Stat.84 Stat. 290
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 321
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