[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR10.71]



[Page 135-136]

 

                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

              HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 10_ARTICLES CONDITIONALLY FREE, SUBJECT TO A REDUCED RATE, ETC.

--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec.  10.71  Purebred animals; bond for production of evidence; deposit 

of estimated duties; stipulation.



    (a) The animal may be released from Customs custody upon the 

furnishing by the importer of a bond on Customs Form 301, containing the 

bond conditions set forth in Sec.  113.62 of this chapter for the 

production within 6 months of (1) a certificate of pure breeding issued 

by the Department of Agriculture, and (2) the declaration required by 

Sec.  10.70(a) submitted in letter form if such declaration was not 

filed at the time of entry. The release of the animal from customs 

custody requires the presentation of the pedigree certificate and 

evidence of transfer of ownership in accordance with the regulations of 

the Department of Agriculture mentioned in Sec.  10.70(b).

    (b) Charges against the bond shall be canceled only upon the 

production of the required evidence or on payment of duties.

    (c) In cases where the pedigree certificate and evidence of transfer 

of ownership have been presented in accordance with the regulations of 

the Department of Agriculture, the importer, if he so elects, may, in 

lieu of giving a bond, deposit estimated duties and file a stipulation 

with the port director within 10 days after the date of entry to produce 

the declaration and certificate of pure breeding within 6 months from 

the date of entry, whereupon the liquidation of the entry shall be 

suspended. (See Sec.  113.42 of this chapter.)

    (d) If the pedigree certificate and evidence of transfer of 

ownership were not presented in accordance with such regulations of the 

Department of Agriculture, a deposit of estimated duties, in addition to 

the regular entry bond, shall be required.

    (e) When a passenger arriving in the United States with one or more 

dogs or cats and with the required certificates of pedigree and 

transfers of ownership in his possession furnishes a properly executed 

declaration as required by Sec.  10.70(a) along with an application to 

the Department of Agriculture on ANH Form 17-338 for a certificate of 

pure breeding, the entry of the animal(s) as duty-free under subheading 

0106.00.50, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), may 

be made on the passenger's baggage declaration if the value of the 

animals does not exceed $500. In such case the entry shall be supported 

by a bond on Customs Form 301, containing the bond conditions set forth 

in Sec.  113.62 of this chapter for the production within 6 months of a 

certificate of pure breeding. The bond shall be without surety or cash 

deposit unless the port director on the basis of information before him 

finds that a



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bond with surety or a cash deposit is necessary to protect the revenue.



[28 FR 14663, Dec. 31, 1963, as amended by T.D. 68-79, 33 FR 4461, Mar. 

13, 1968; T.D. 68-154, 33 FR 8731, June 14, 1968; T.D. 74-227, 39 FR 

32015, Sept. 4, 1974; T.D. 78-99 43 FR 13060, Mar. 29, 1978; T.D. 84-

213, 49 FR 41166, Oct. 19, 1984; T.D. 87-75, 52 FR 26142, July 13, 1987; 

T.D. 89-1, 53 FR 51250, Dec. 21, 1988; T.D. 93-66, 58 FR 44130, Aug. 19, 

1993]