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CFR /  Title 42  /  Part 71  /  Sec. 71.55 Dead bodies.

The remains of a person who died of a communicable disease listed in Sec. 71.32(b) may not be brought into a U.S. port unless the body is (a) properly embalmed and placed in a hermetically sealed casket, (b) cremated, or (c) accompanied by a permit issued by the Director.