19 CFR 162.7

§ 162.7 Search of vehicles, persons, or beasts.

United States · 19 CFR — Customs Duties · Status: effective

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Citation: 19 CFR 162.7, § 162.7 Search of vehicles, persons, or beasts, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/75078
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Full text

A Customs officer may stop, search, and examine any vehicle, person, or beast, or search any trunk or envelope wherever found, in accordance with section 3061 of the Revised Statutes (19 U.S.C. 482).

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.