42 CFR § 71.35 - Report of death or illness on carrier during stay in port.

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title: "42 CFR § 71.35 - Report of death or illness on carrier during stay in port."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "71.35"
section_name: "Report of death or illness on carrier during stay in port."
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "QUARANTINE, INSPECTION, LICENSING"
part_number: "71"
part_name: "FOREIGN QUARANTINE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Secs. 215 and 311 of Public Health Service (PHS) Act. as amended (42 U.S.C. 216, 243); secs. 361-369, PHS Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 264-272)."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 1519, Jan. 11, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
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# 71.35 Report of death or illness on carrier during stay in port.

The master of any carrier at a U.S. port shall report immediately to the quarantine station at or nearest the port the occurrence, on board, of any death or any ill person among passengers or crew.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0920-0134)