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19 U.S.C. § 1705

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Destruction of forfeited vessel or vehicle
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Title
19 — Customs Duties
Chapter
CH5
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

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Any vessel or vehicle forfeited to the United States, whether summarily or by a decree of any court, for violation of any law respecting the revenue, may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, if he deems it necessary to protect the revenue of the United States, be destroyed in lieu of the sale thereof under existing law. (Aug. 5, 1935, ch. 438, title I, § 5, 49 Stat. 519.)

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