§ 70.3 All communicable diseases.

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Title 42—Public Health > CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER F—QUARANTINE, INSPECTION, LICENSING > PART 70—INTERSTATE QUARANTINE

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A person who has a communicable disease in the communicable period shall not travel from one State or possession to another without a permit from the health officer of the State, possession, or locality of destination, if such permit is required under the law applicable to the place of destination. Stop-overs other than those necessary for transportation connections shall be considered as places of destination.

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§ 70.3 All communicable diseases. · 42 CFR § 70.3 | Frix