Record of shells collected.
Section 31
SEC. 31. Record of shells collected.—Every licensed vessel shall keep a daily record of the number of shells collected each day. Such record shall be examined and verified by the collector of customs or by any internal-revenue officer or by any officer authorized herein to enforce the provisions of this Act at any port where the owner or master of the vessel may desire to ship, sell or otherwise dispose of the shells; and no owner or master of any vessel shall discharge shells or otherwise dispose of the shells aboard without inspection by such officer. When the shells have been inspected, the officer shall note the fact in the vessel's log or record book. He shall make a formal copy of such record, sign his name thereon and forward same to the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources.