46 USC § 60106 - State inspection laws

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title: "46 USC § 60106 - State inspection laws"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "60106"
section_name: "State inspection laws"
chapter_number: 601
chapter_name: "ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE REQUIREMENTS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 9(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1676.)"
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# § 60106. State inspection laws

When State law requires a certificate of inspection for goods carried on a vessel, a vessel transporting the goods may not be cleared until the certificate is produced.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 9(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1676.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 60106 | 46 App.:97. | R.S. § 4202. |

This section is substituted for the source provision to eliminate unnecessary words.