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UNITED STATES CODE SERVICE
TITLE 42. THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 6A. THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
QUARANTINE AND INSPECTION
Date:
01/17/2012
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§ 271. Penalties for violation of quarantine laws
(a) Penalties for persons violating quarantine laws. Any person who violates any regulation prescribed under sections 361, 362, or 363 [42 USCS §§ 264, 265, or 266], or any provision of section 366 [42 USCS § 269] or any regulation prescribed thereunder, or who enters or departs from the limits of any quarantine station, ground, or anchorage in disregard of quarantine rules and regulations or without permission of the quarantine officer in charge, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $ 1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
(b) Penalties for vessels violating quarantine laws. Any vessel which violates section 366 [42 USCS § 269], or any regulations thereunder or under section 364 [42 USCS § 267], or which enters within or departs from the limits of any quarantine station, ground, or anchorage in disregard of the quarantine rules and regulations or without permission of the officer in charge, shall forfeit to the United States not more than $ 5,000, the amount to be determined by the court, which shall be a lien on such vessel, to be recovered by proceedings in the proper district court of the United States. In all such proceedings the United States district attorney [United States attorney] shall appear on behalf of the United States; and all such proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the rules and laws governing cases of seizure of vessels for violation of the revenue laws of the United States.
(c) Remittance or mitigation of forfeitures. With the approval of the Administrator [Secretary], the Surgeon General may, upon application therefor, remit or mitigate any forfeiture provided for under subsection (b) of this section, and he shall have authority to ascertain the facts upon all such applications.
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