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19 USC 540: President may use suitable vessels for enforcing customs laws Text contains those laws in effect on January 23, 2000
From Title 19-CUSTOMS DUTIESCHAPTER 3-THE TARIFF AND RELATED PROVISIONSSUBTITLE IV-CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONAdministrative Provisionspart 5-enforcement provisions
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§540. President may use suitable vessels for enforcing customs laws

In the execution of laws providing for the collection of duties on imports and tonnage, the President, in addition to the Coast Guard vessels in service, may employ in aid thereof such other suitable vessels as may, in his judgment, be required.

(R.S. §5318; Jan. 28, 1915, ch. 20, §1, 38 Stat. 800 ; Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §§1, 20, 63 Stat. 496 , 561.)

Codification

R.S. §5318 derived from act July 13, 1861, ch. 3, §7, 12 Stat. 257 .

Transfer of Functions

"Coast Guard vessels" substituted in text for "revenue-cutters", the Revenue Cutter Service and the Life-Saving Service having been combined to form the Coast Guard by section 1 of act Jan. 28, 1915. That act was repealed by section 20 of act Aug. 4, 1949, section 1 of which reestablished the Coast Guard by enacting Title 14, Coast Guard.

Delegation of Functions

For delegation to Secretary of the Treasury of authority vested in President by this section, see section 1(i) of Ex. Ord. No. 10289, Sept. 17, 1951, 16 F.R. 9499, as amended, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President.