(Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 434, sec. 1, 38 Stat. 623, as amended, sec. 7, 70 Stat. 949; 19 U.S.C. 1, 2 and note) [28 F.R. 14546, Dec. 31, 1963, as amended by T.D. 56079, 29 F.R. 48, Jan. 3, 1964; T.D. 56114, 29 F.R. 2598, Feb. 20, 1964; T.D. 56115, 29 F.R. 2599, Feb. 20, 1964; T.D. 56172, 29 F.R. 6536, May 20, 1964; T.D. 56229, 29 F.R. 11112, July 31, 1964; T.D. 56230, 29 F.R. 11181, Aug. 4, 1964; T.D. 56333, 30 F.R. 344, Jan. 12, 1965; T.D. 56383, 30 F.R. 4411, Apr. 4, 1965; T.D. 56420, 30 F.R. 7569, June 10, 1965; T.D. 56424, 30 F.R. 7705, June 15, 1965; T.D. 56493, 30 F.R. 12680, Oct. 5, 1965; T.D. 56512, 30 F.R. 13574, Oct. 26, 1965]

§ 1.2 Customs stations; requirements for transaction of customs business at places other than ports of entry.

(a) Places, other than ports of entry, at which customs officers or employees are stationed under the authority contained in article IX of the President's message referred to in § 1.15 to enter and clear vessels, accept entries of merchandise, collect duties, and enforce the various provisions of the customs and navigation laws shall be known as customs stations.

(b) A vessel shall not be entered or cleared at a customs station, or other place that is not a port of entry, unless entry or clearance is authorized by the collector of customs for the district in which such station or place is located pursuant to the provisions of section 447, Tariff Act of 1930. Such authorization shall be granted by the collector or assistant collector only upon the condition that the vessel will be under such cus

"Merchandise shall not be entered or delivered from customs custody elsewhere than at one of the ports of entry hereinbefore designated except at the expense of the parties in interest, upon express authority from the Secretary of the Treasury and under conditions to be prescribed by him. When it shall be made to appear to the Secretary of the Treasury that the interests of commerce or the protection of the revenue so require, he may cause to be stationed at places in the various collection districts, though not named as ports of entry, officers or employees of the customs with authority to enter and clear vessels, to accept entries of merchandise, to collect duties, and to enforce the various provisions of the customs and navigation laws." (Art. IX, President's message of March 3, 1913; T. D. 33249)

"It shall be unlawful to make entry of any vessel or to unlade the cargo or any part thereof of any vessel elsewhere than at a port of entry: Provided, That upon good cause therefor being shown, the Secretary of the Treasury may permit entry of any vessel to be made at a place other than a port of entry designated by him, under such conditions as he shall prescribe: And provided further, That any vessel laden with merchandise in bulk may proceed after entry of such vessel to any place designated by the Secretary of the Treasury for the purpose of unloading such cargo, under the supervision of customs officers if the collector shall consider the same necessary, and in such case the compensation and expenses of such officers shall be reimbursed to the Government by the party in interest." (Sec. 447, 46 Stat. 714, as amended; 19 U. S. C. 1447)

toms supervision as he may denecessary; that compliance wil with all applicable customs and tion laws and regulations; that ary and expenses of the custom for such time as is required t voted to entry and clearance v gether with any expense incurred officer in connection with the delivery of merchandise, shall bursed to the Government as pro paragraph (c) of this section; a the collector or assistant collec be notified in advance of the a the vessel concerned.

(c) The salary and expenses c toms officer or employee station sent to a customs station or oth which is not a port of entry for in connection with the entry a ance of a vessel shall be reimb the Government by the owner, or agent of the vessel. Except a wise provided for in this part, penses, including any per diem in lieu of subsistence, but not the of such customs officer or emplo service in connection with the e delivery of merchandise shall imbursed to the Government interested persons.

(d) The customs stations," a ports of entry having supervision are listed below: