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SEVENTY-FIRST C ONGRESS . SESS . IL CH. 497. 1930 . ADMINIeST 'RATIr~ p$0- depe nden cy, province, or other subdivision of government, that such mammal or bird, or part or product thereof, has not been acquired or exported in violation of the laws or regulations of such country, dep ende ncy , pr ovin ce) or other subdivisi on of government . Forfeiture. (b) FORFEITURE . § mammal or bird, alive or dead, or any part or product thereof, whether raw or manufactured, imported into the United States in violation of the provisions of the preceding subdivision shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture under the cus- articles . Disposition of seized toms laws . Any such article so forfeited may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury and under such regulations as he may prescribe, be placed with the departments or bureaus of the Federal or State Governments, or with societies or museums, for exhibition or scientific or educational purposes, or destroyed, or (except in the ca se of heads or horns of wild mammals) so ld in the manner pr o- Provisions not appli- vided by law . cable .
(C) SECT ION NOT TO APPLY IN CE RTA IN CASES .-Tile provisions of this sectio n shall not a pply in the c ase of- Ill egal importations .
(1) PR OHI BIT ED IMPORTATIONs .-Articles the importation of Vol.35, p. 1135. which is prohibited under the provisions of this Act, or of section 241 of the Criminal Code, or of any other law ; Imports for scientific
(2) SCIENTIFIC OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.-Wild m amma ls or purposes .
birds, alive or dead, or parts or products thereof, whether raw or ma nufac tured , imp orted for scie ntifi c or educa tion al pu rpose s ; by Mig ratory poror tsme n fmebrom
(3) CER TAIN MIG RAT ORY GAME BIRDs .-Migratory game birds (f or hunting trips. which an open season is provided by the laws of the United States and any foreign country which is a party to a treaty with the United States, m effect on the date of importation, relating to the protection of such migratory game birds) brought into the United States by bo na fide sportsmen returning from hunting trips in such country, if at the time of importation the possession of such birds is not prohibited by the la ws of su ch country or of the United S tates. Trans Bond nor tatia r n u in and W
Part IV-Transpo rtation in Bond and Warehousing of Mer- i ng of Mercha ndise .
chandise SEC. 551 . B ONDIN G OF CARR IERS . Immediate transpor- ration .
Any common carrier of merchandise owning or operating railroad, common carriers to steamship, or other transportation lines or routes for the transporta- Me bond for .
ti on of merchandise in the United States, upon application and the filing of a bond in a form and penalty and with such sureties as may Vol . 21, p. 173. be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, may be designated as a carrier of bonded merchandise for the final release of which from customs custody a permit has not been issued. Entry, etc.
SEC. 552. ENTRY FOR IMM EDIATE TRANSPORT ATION . odeds mah be for- A warded without ap-
ny me rcha ndi se, ot her th an exp losi ves and merchandise the praisement, to port of importation of which is prohibited, arriving at a port of entry in destination . the United States may be entered, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, for transportation in bond without appraisement to any other port of entry designated by the consignee, or his agent, and by suc h bo nded car rier as he designates, there to be entered in accordance with the provisions of this Act . Transportation and SEC . 553. ENTRY FOR TRA NSPORTATION AND EXPORTATION . exportation . Permissive goodsdes- Any merchandise, other than explosives and merchandise the tined to a foreign coun- try, allowed immediate importation of which is prohibited, shown by the manifest, bill of ap ps se bend without
lading, shipping receipt, or other document to be destined to a appraisement.
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