46 USC 502 - Cargo exempt from forfeiture

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§ 502.

Cargo exempt from forfeiture

Cargo on a vessel is exempt from forfeiture under this title if—

(1)

the cargo is owned in good faith by a person not the owner, master, or crewmember of the vessel; and

(2)

the customs duties on the cargo have been paid or secured for payment as provided by law.

(Pub. L. 109–304, § 4, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1490.)

cite as: 46 USC 502