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 [58 STAT. PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 373-JULY 1, 1944 Excepted vessels. Certificate of quar- antine officer. Unlawful entry or departure. Forfeitures Proceedings. Remission or miti- gation. (d) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply to vessels plying between such foreign ports on or near the frontiers of the United States and ports of the United States as are designated by treaty. (e) It shall be unlawful for any vessel to enter any port in any State or possession of the United States to discharge its cargo, or land its passengers, except upon a certificate of the quarantine officer that regulations prescribed under subsection (c) have in all respects been complied with by such officer the vessel, and its master. The master of every such vessel shall deliver such certificate to the col- lector of customs at the port of entry, together with the original bill of health and other papers of the vessel. The certificate required by this subsection shall be procurable from the quarantine officer, upon arrival of the vessel at the quarantine station and satisfactory inspection thereof, at any time within which quarantine services are performed at such station. CIVIL AM NAVIGATION AND CIVIL AIRCRAF SEC. 367. The Surgeon General is authorized to provide by regu- lations for the application to air navigation and aircraft of any of the provisions of sections 364, 365, and 366 and regulations pre- scribed thereunder (including penalties and forfeitures for violations of such sections and regulations), to such extent and upon such con- ditions as he deems necessary for the safeguarding of the public health. PENALTIES SEC. 368. (a) Any person who violates any regulation prescribed under sections 361, 362, or 363, or any provision of section 366 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) Any vessel which violates section 366, or any regulations there- under or under section 364, or which enters within or departs from the limits of any quarantine station, ground, or anchorage in dis- regard of the quarantine rules and regulations or without permis- sion 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 shall appear on behalf of the United States; and all such proceedings shall be conducted in accord- ance with the rules and laws governing cases of seizure of vessels for violation of the revenue laws of the United States. (c) With the approval of the Administrator, the Surgekh 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. ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS SEC. 369. Medical officers of the United States, when performing duties as quarantine officers at any port or place within the United States, are authorized to take declarations and administer oaths in matters pertaining to the administration of the quarantine laws and regulations of the United States. 706

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