§46. Examiners; examination according to usages of trade

The examination provided for by this chapter shall be made by a duly qualified examiner at a port where standard samples are established, and where the merchandise is entered at ports where there is no qualified examiner, the examination shall be made at that one of said ports which is nearest the port of entry, and that for this purpose samples of the merchandise, obtained in the manner prescribed by section 44 of this title, shall be forwarded to the proper port by the collector or chief officer at the port of entry. In all cases of examination or reexamination of teas, or merchandise described as tea, by examiners or the United States Board of Tea Appeals under the provisions of this chapter, the purity, quality, and fitness for consumption of the same shall be tested according to the usages and customs of the tea trade, including the testing of an infusion of the same in boiling water and, if necessary, chemical analysis.

(Mar. 2, 1897, ch. 358, §7, 29 Stat. 606 ; May 31, 1920, ch. 217, 41 Stat. 712 , 713.)

Transfer of Functions

For abolition of the offices of collector of customs, see note set out under section 44 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 44 of this title.