Customs Modernization and Tariff Act
Section 1221. Report of Arrival and Entry of Aircraft. - The pilot-in-command of any aircraft arriving from a foreign port or place shall immediately report its arrival to the District Collector at the airport of entry or to the customs officer detailed to meet the aircraft at the place of first landing. Upon arrival, such aircraft shall be boarded by a quarantine officer, and after pratique or health clearance is granted, shall be boarded by a customs officer; subsequently no person shall be permitted to board or leave the aircraft without the permission of the customs officer. The pilot-in-command or any other authorized agent of the owner or operator of the aircraft shall make the necessary entry. No such aircraft shall, without previous permission from the District Collector, depart from the place of first landing or discharge goods, passengers, or baggage.