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19 U.S.C. § 1591 — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862, eff. Sept. 1, 1948
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### Statutory Notes
Section, acts June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 591, 46 Stat. 750; Aug. 5, 1935, ch. 438, title III, § 304(a), 49 Stat. 527, related to fraud and personal penalties. See [section 542 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section542&num=0&edition=prelim), Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, acts June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, § 591, 46 Stat. 750; Aug. 5, 1935, ch. 438, title III, § 304(a), 49 Stat. 527, related to fraud and personal penalties. See [section 542 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section542&num=0&edition=prelim), Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
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Whoever enters or introduces, or attempts to enter or introduce, into the commerce of the United States any imported merchandise by means of any fraudulent or false invoice, declaration, affidavit, letter, paper, or by means of any false statement, written or verbal, or by means of any false or fraudulent practice or appliance, or makes any false statement in any declaration without reasonable cause to believe the truth of such statement, or procures the making of any such false statement as to any matter material thereto without reasonable cause to believe the truth of such statement, whether or not the United States shall or may be deprived of any lawful duties; or
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§ 1591
(e) Seizure and forfeiture
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a ves-
sel or aircraft used in connection with, or in aid-
ing or facilitating, any violation of this section,
whether or not any person is charged in connec-
tion with such violation, may be seized and for-
feited in accordance with the customs laws.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a vessel or
aircraft operated as a common carrier.
(f) ‘‘Merchandise’’ defined
As used in this section, the term ‘‘merchan-
dise’’ means only merchandise the importation
of which into the United States is prohibited or
restricted.
(g) Definition of aircraft
In this section, the term ‘‘aircraft’’—
(1) has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 40102 of title 49; and
(2) includes a vehicle described in section
103.1 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
(h) Intent of transfer of merchandise
For purposes of imposing civil penalties under
this section, any of the following acts, when per-
formed within 250 miles of the territorial sea of
the United States, shall be prima facie evidence
that the transportation or possession of mer-
chandise was unlawful and shall be presumed to
constitute circumstances indicating that the
purpose of the transfer is to make it possible for
such merchandise, or any part thereof, to be in-
troduced into the United States unlawfully, and
for purposes of subsection (e) or section 1595a of
this title, shall be prima facie evidence that an
aircraft or vessel was used in connection with,
or to aid or facilitate, a violation of this section:
(1) The operation of an aircraft or a vessel
without lights during such times as lights are
required to be displayed under applicable law.
(2) The presence on an aircraft of an auxil-
iary f
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