[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
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[CITE: 19CFR4.3a]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 4--VESSELS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRADES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 4.3a  Penalties for violation of vessel reporting and entry requirements.

    Violation of the arrival or entry reporting requirements provided 
for in

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this part may result in the master being liable for certain civil and 
criminal penalties, as provided under 19 U.S.C. 1436, in addition to 
other penalties applicable under other provisions of law. The penalties 
include civil monetary penalties for failure to report arrival or make 
entry, and any conveyance used in connection with any such violation is 
subject to seizure and forfeiture. Further, if any merchandise (other 
than sea stores or the equivalent for conveyances other than a vessel) 
is involved in the failure to report arrival or entry, additional 
penalties equal to the value of merchandise may be imposed, and the 
merchandise may be seized and forfeited unless properly entered by the 
importer or consignee. The criminal penalties, applicable upon 
conviction, include fines and imprisonment if the master intentionally 
commits any violation of these reporting and entry requirements or if 
prohibited merchandise is involved in the failure to report arrival or 
make entry.

[T.D. 93-96, 58 FR 67316, Dec. 21, 1993]