§ 1496. Examination of baggage

Statutory text

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.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1930
Pub. L. 71–497 · 46 Stat. 590
Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 1496
June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 496, 46 Stat. 727
Source evidence
Code source credit
June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 496, 46 Stat. 727
1970
Pub. L. 91–271 title III § 301(b) · 84 Stat. 273
Substituted · 19 U.S.C. § 1496
Pub. L. 91–271 substituted reference to appropriate customs officer for reference to collector
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 91–271 substituted reference to appropriate customs officer for reference to collector.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Sections 311, 315, 432, 434. 438, 441, 443–447. 449–450, 452–455, 457, 485, 490, 492, 496, 521. 555, 562, 584, 586, 609, 613, and 614 (19 U.S.U 1311, 1315, 1432, 1434, 1438, 1441, 1443–1447, 1449–1450, 1452–1455, 1457, 1485, 1490, 1492, 1496, 1521, 1555, 1562, 1584, 1586, 1609, 1613, and 1614) are amended by striking the word “collector” wherever 67 Stat. 508; 49 Stat. 524. it appears in the sections and inserting hr lieu thereof “appropriate customs officer”.
Effective date note
For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 91–271, see section 203 of Pub. L. 91–271, set out as a note under section 1500 of this title.

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 496, 42 Stat. 964. That section was superseded by section 496 of act June 17, 1930, comprising this section, and repealed by section 651(a)(1) of the 1930 act.

Amendments

1970—Pub. L. 91–271 substituted reference to appropriate customs officer for reference to collector.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 91–271, see section 203 of Pub. L. 91–271, set out as a note under section 1500 of this title.

Credits

1930–1970 · 2 acts

1930June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 496, 46 Stat. 727
1970Pub. L. 91–271, title III, § 301(b), June 2, 1970, 84 Stat. 287.

Show as published

(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.)