The services of an inspector during regularly assigned hours of duty and at the usual places of duty shall be furnished without cost to the importer.4 The inspector may require the importer to furnish any labor, chemicals, packing materials, or other supplies required in handling regulated articles under this subpart. APHIS will not be responsible for any costs or charges, other than those identified in this section.

4Provisions relating to costs for other services of an inspector, including services related to extra inspection and separation of cargo from packing material for shipments that arrive without meeting the requirements of this subpart as required, are contained in part 354 of this chapter.

[60 FR 27674, May 25, 1995, as amended at 63 FR 50111, Sept. 18, 1998; 69 FR 52418, Aug. 26, 2004; 69 FR 55733, Sept. 16, 2004; 79 FR 19810, Apr. 10, 2014]


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