19 U.S.C. § 126 — Imports from Canal Zone

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Normal U.S. import laws apply to goods and people entering from the Canal Zone. This treats the Canal Zone like a foreign country for entry into any state, territory, or D.C.

All the laws that apply to importing articles, goods, wares, and merchandise, and to the entry of people, into the United States from foreign countries also apply to articles, goods, wares, and merchandise, and to people, coming from the Canal Zone, on the Isthmus of Panama, and seeking to enter any state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia.

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All laws affecting imports of articles, goods, wares, and merchandise and entry of persons into the United States from foreign countries shall apply to articles, goods, wares, and merchandise and persons coming from the Canal Zone, Isthmus of Panama, and seeking entry into any State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia.

Source credit: (Mar. 2, 1905, ch. 1311, 33 Stat. 843.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1905Enacted · Act of Mar. 2, 1905, ch. 1311 · 33 Stat. 843

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1311 on 1905-03-02.

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