73. Power to go on board and search ships
Any officer may at any time go on board any ship in any port, bay or creek of the State or within 3 miles of the coast thereof and search for and take an account of any spirits on board such ship, and search for any distillery apparatus, and if any such spirits are found to have been shipped from the State without a permit or are found to differ from the particulars set forth in the permit, or if any such distillery apparatus is found otherwise than in course of lawful conveyance, such spirits and such distillery apparatus shall be forfeited and the master shall incur a penalty not exceeding $1,000. (Amended by Act 2 of 1992)