[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR162.6]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 162--INSPECTION, SEARCH, AND SEIZURE--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart A--Inspection, Examination, and Search
 
Sec. 162.6  Search of persons, baggage, and merchandise.

    All persons, baggage, and merchandise arriving in the Customs 
territory of the United States from places outside thereof are liable to 
inspection and search by a Customs officer. Port directors and special 
agents in charge are authorized to cause inspection, examination, and 
search to be made under section 467, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 
U.S.C. 1467), of persons, baggage, or merchandise, even though such 
persons, baggage, or merchandise were inspected, examined, searched, or 
taken on board the vessel at another port or place in the United States 
or the Virgin Islands, if such action is deemed necessary or 
appropriate.

[T.D. 72-211, 37 FR 16488, Aug. 15, 1972]