All of the Virgin Islands of the United States.

The State of Alabama and that part of the State of Mississippi lying south of 31° north latitude, and that part of the State of Florida lying west of the east bank of the Ochlockonee River.

The States of Tennessee, Arkansas, and Louisiana, except the parishes of Cameron and Calcasieu and that part of the State of Mississippi lying north of 31° north latitude.

That part of the State of Texas from Sabine Pass north along State line to north boundary line of Shelby County; west to Neches River; down western shore of said river to north boundary of Jefferson County; westerly along said boundary to east boundary of Liberty County; south to Gulf; also the parishes of Cameron and Calcasieu in the State of Louisiana.

The counties of Galveston, Matagorda, Chambers, Calhoun, Refugio, Brazoria, San Patricio,

Nueces, and Aransas in the State of Texas. That part of the State of Texas lying north of 34° N. latitude and that part of the State of Texas lying east of 97° W. longitude, except the territory embraced in the Port Arthur and Galveston districts. Also, the counties of Dallas and Tarrant and the State of Oklahoma. That part of the State of Texas lying west of 97° west longitude and east of the Pecos River except that territory included in the Houston and Galveston districts.

*SAN JUAN (including territory described in T.D. 54017).

Aguadilla.

Fajardo.
Guanica.

Humacao.

Jobos (E.O. 9162, May 13, 1942).

Mayaguez. (T.D. 22305).

*Ponce (including territory described in T.D. 54017).

*CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST. THOMAS,

V.I.

Christiansted, St. Croix. Coral Bay, St. John. Cruz Bay, St. John.

Frederiksted, St. Croix.

*MOBILE, ALA. (including territory described in E.O. 10042, Mar. 10, 1949; 14 F.R. 1155). *Apalachicola, Fla.

Birmingham, Ala.

Carrabelle, Fla. (E.O. 7508, Dec. 11, 1936; 1 F.R. 2149).

*Gulfport, Miss.

Panama City, Fla. (E.O. 3919, Nov. 1, 1923). *Pascagoula, Miss. (including territory described in T.D. 56333).

*Pensacola, Fla.

Port St. Joe, Fla. (E.O. 7818, Feb. 17, 1938; 3 F.R. 503).

*NEW ORLEANS, LA. (including territory described in E.O. 5130, May 29, 1929).

*Baton Rouge, La. (E.O. 5993, Jan. 13, 1933) (including territory described in T.D. 53514 and T.D. 54381).

*Nashville, Tenn.

*PORT ARTHUR, TEX. (including territory described in T.D. 54137).

*Beaumont, Tex. (E.O. 4502, Sept. 1, 1926) (including territory described in T.D. 54137).

*Lake Charles, La. (E.O. 5475, Nov. 3, 1930) (including territory described in T.D. 54137). Orange, Tex. (E.O. 7495, Nov. 14, 1936; 1 F.R. 1867) (including territory described in T.D. 54137).

Sabine, Tex. (including territory described in T.D. 54137).

That part of the State of Texas lying west of the Pecos River and the States of New Mexico and Colorado.

The State of Arizona..

The counties of San Diego and Imperial in the State of California.

That part of the State of California lying south of the northern boundaries of the counties of San Luis Obispo, Kern, and San Bernardino, except the counties of San Diego and Imperial and that part of the State of Nevada comprising Clark County.

That part of the State of
California lying north of
the northern boundaries
of the counties of San
Luis Obispo, Kern, and
San Bernardino, and the
State of Utah and the
State of Nevada, except
Clark County.
The State of Hawaii.

The State of Oregon and that part of the State of Washington which embraces the waters of the Columbia River and the north bank of the said river west of 119° west longitude.

The State of Washington except that part which embraces the waters of the Columbia River and the north bank of the said river west of 119° west longitude!

EL PASO, TEX. (T.D. 54407). Columbus, N. Mex.

Denver, Colo.

Fabens, Tex. (E.O. 4869, May 1, 1928).

Presidio, Tex. (E.O. 2702, Sept. 7, 1917).

NOGALES (including territory described in

E.O. 9382, Sept. 25, 1943; 8 F.R. 13083).

Douglas (including territory described in E.O. 9382, Sept. 25, 1943; 8 F.R. 13083).

Lukeville (E.O. 10088, Dec. 3, 1949; 14 F.R. 7287).
Naco.

San Luis (E.O. 5322, Apr. 9, 1930).
Sasabe (E.O. 5608, Apr. 22, 1931).

*SAN DIEGO (T.D. 54741); (including the ter-
ritory described in T.D. 66-229).
Andrade (E.O. 4780, Dec. 13, 1927).
Calexico.

Tecate (E.O. 4780, Dec. 13, 1927).

*LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH (including territory described in T.D. 55341; T.D. 56383). Port San Luis.

Hilo. Kahului.

Nawiliwili-Port Allen (E.O. 4385, Feb. 25, 1926, including the territory described in T.D.56424). *PORTLAND, OREG. (including territory described in E.O. 3390, Jan. 24, 1921; E.O. 5193, Sept. 14, 1929 and T.D. 53033). *Astoria, Oreg. (E.O. 5193, Sept. 14, 1929). *Coos Bay, Oreg. (E.O. 4094, Oct. 28, 1924;

E.O. 5193, Sept. 14, 1929; E.O. 5445, Sept. 16, 1930; E.O. 9533, Mar. 23, 1945; 10 F.R. 3173). Longview, Wash. (E.O. 4956, Aug. 31, 1928) (including territory_described in E.O. 5193, Sept. 14, 1929, and T.D. 53514). Newport, Oreg.

*SEATTLE (including territory described in T.D. 53576).

*Aberdeen (including territory described in T.D. 56229).

Anacortes (including the territory described in T.D. 53861).

*Bellingham (including territory described in T.D. 53738).

Blaine (E.O. 5835, Apr. 13, 1932).

Boundary (T.D. 67-65).

Danville.

Everett.

Ferry.

Friday Harbor (including territory described in
E.O. 9433, Apr. 6, 1944; 9 F.R. 3761).
Frontier (T.D. 67-65).

Laurier.

Lynden (E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937; 2 F.R. 1042).

Metaline Falls (E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937; 2. F.Ŕ.

1042).

Neah Bay (E.O. 10088, Dec. 3, 1949; 14 F.R.

7287).

Nighthawk.

Olympia (E.O. 4780, Dec. 13, 1927). Oroville (E.O. 5206, Oct. 11, 1929). *Port Angeles.

*Port Townsend.

The States of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming.

The States of North and South Dakota and the counties of Kittson, Roseau, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Beltrami, Polk, Red Lake, Pennington in the State of Minnesota.

The State of Minnesota except those counties in the Pembina, North Dakota, and Duluth, Minn. districts.

South Bend-Raymond (T.D. 53576). Spokane.

Sumas.

*Tacoma (including the territory described in T.D. 66-233).

*JUNEAU.

Anchorage, Alaska (T.D. 55295).

Fairbanks (E.O. 8064, Mar. 9, 1939; 4 F.R. 1191). *Ketchikan (including territory described in T.D. 53738).

Kodiak, Alaska (T.D. 55206).

Pelican (E.O. 10238, Apr. 27, 1951; 16 F.R. 3627). Petersburg (E.O. 4132, Jan. 24, 1925).

Sand Point (T.D. 53514).

*Sitka (including territory described in T.D. 55609).

Skagway.

*Wrangell (including territory described in T.D. 56420).

*GREAT FALLS, MONT.

Del Bonita, Mont. (E.O. 7947, Aug. 9, 1938; 3 F.R. 1965). (Mail: Cut Bank, Mont.) Eastport, Idaho.

Morgan, Mont. (E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937; 2 F.R. 1042). (Mail: Loring, Mont.)

Opheim, Mont. (E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937; 2 F.R. 10424).

Piegan, Mont. (E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937; 2 F.R.

1042). (Mail: Babb, Mont.).

Porthill, Idaho.

Raymond, Mont. (E.O.7632, June 15, 1937; 2 F.R. 1042).

Roosville, Mont. (E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937, 2 F.R.

1042). (Mail: Eureka, Mont.).

Scobey, Mont. (E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937; 2 F.R. 1042).

Sweetgrass, Mont.

Turner, Mont. (E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937; 2 F.R. 1042).

Whitetail, Mont. (E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937; 2 F.R.

1024).

Whitlash, Mont. (E.O. 7632, June 15, 1937; 2 F.R.

1042).

§ 1.3

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 § 1.25 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 district director of customs for the district in which such station or place is located pursuant to the provisions of section 447, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. Such authorization shall be granted by the director only upon the condition that the vessel will be under such customs supervision as he may deem to be

5 "Merchandise shall not be entered or delivered from customs custody elsewhere than at one of the ports of entry herein before 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 Mar. 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 therefore 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 unlading 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, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended; 19 U.S.C. 1447.

necessary; that compliance will be had with all applicable customs and navigation laws and regulations; that the salary and expenses of the customs officer for such time as is required to be devoted to entry and clearance work, together with any expense incurred by such officer in connection with the entry or delivery of merchandise, shall be reimbursed to the Government as provided for in paragraph (c) of this section; and that the district director shall be notified in advance of the arrival of the vessel concerned.

(c) The salary and expenses of a customs officer or employee stationed at or sent to a customs station or other place which is not a port of entry for service in connection with the entry or clearance of a vessel shall be reimbursed to the Government by the owner, master, or agent of the vessel. Except as otherwise provided for in these regulations, the expenses, including any per diem allowed in lieu of subsistence, but not the salary, of such customs officer or employee for service in connection with the entry or delivery of merchandise shall be reimbursed to the Government by the interested persons.

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