The Board shall cooperate with the State, subdivision, and municipality in which the zone is located in the exercise of their police, sanitary, and other powers in and in connection with the free zone. It shall also cooperate with the United States Customs Service, the United States Postal Service, the Public Health Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and such other Federal agencies as have jurisdiction in ports of entry described in section 81b of this title.

Terms Used In 19 USC 81i

  • Board: means the Board which is established to carry out the provisions of this chapter. See 19 USC 81a
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: includes any State, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. See 19 USC 81a
  • zone: means a "foreign-trade zone" as provided in this chapter. See 19 USC 81a
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