§ 1705. — Destruction of forfeited vessel or vehicle.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC1705]
TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 5--SMUGGLING
Sec. 1705. Destruction of forfeited vessel or vehicle
Any vessel or vehicle forfeited to the United States, whether
summarily or by a decree of any court, for violation of any law
respecting the revenue, may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the
Treasury, if he deems it necessary to protect the revenue of the United
States, be destroyed in lieu of the sale thereof under existing law.
(Aug. 5, 1935, ch. 438, title I, Sec. 5, 49 Stat. 519.)
