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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 221. Closing ports of entry; forfeiture of vessels seeking to enter closed port
Whenever, in any collection district, the duties on imports can
not, in the judgment of the President, be collected in the ordinary
way, nor in the manner provided by sections 218 (!1) to 220 of this
title, by reason of the cause mentioned in section 218 of this
title, the President may close the port of entry in that district;
and shall in such case give notice thereof by proclamation. And
thereupon all right of importation, warehousing, and other
privileges incident to ports of entry shall cease and be
discontinued at such port so closed until it is opened by the order
of the President on the cessation of such obstructions. Every
vessel from beyond the United States, or having on board any
merchandise liable to duty, which attempts to enter any port which
has been closed under this section, shall, with her tackle,
apparel, furniture, and cargo, be forfeited.
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