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46 U.S.C. § 502

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Cargo on a vessel is exempt from forfeiture under this title if—
  1. (1)the cargo is owned in good faith by a person not the owner, master, or crewmember of the vessel; and
  2. (2)the customs duties on the cargo have been paid or secured for payment as provided by law.