42 U.S.C. § 97

State health laws observed by United States officers

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The quarantines and other restraints established by the health laws of any State, respecting any vessels arriving in, or bound to, any port or district thereof, shall be duly observed by the officers of the customs revenue of the United States, by the masters and crews of the several Coast Guard vessels, and by the military officers commanding in any fort or station upon the seacoast; and all such officers of the United States shall faithfully aid in the execution of such quarantines and health laws, according to their respective powers and within their respective precincts, and as they shall be directed, from time to time, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. But nothing in title 58 of the Revised Statutes shall enable any State to collect a duty of tonnage or impost without the consent of Congress.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1933–1969 · leading case: Olson v. United States, 68 F.2d 8 (2d Cir. 1933).

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Olson v. United States, 68 F.2d 8 (2d Cir. 1933). “C, § 97 (42 USCA § 97). Thus, in order to effectuate the provisions of the navigation and tariff laws and to protect the revenue of the United States, Congress, by section 581 of the Tariff Act 1980, enables officers of the Coast Guard to board and' search any vessel within the…”

Langdon v. Jaramillo, 454 P.2d 269 (N.M. 1969). · cites it 2× “§ 3305 , and state quarantine and health laws, 42 U.S.C.A. § 97 . I recognize that it could be said that in each of the instances noted, there is federal authorization or re-investing of jurisdiction.”

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