(4) The name given to the child by the finder or custodian.

(b) The report required by paragraph (a) of this section shall constitute the certificate of birth.

(c) If a child specified in paragraph (a) of this section is identified and a regular certificate of birth is found or obtained, either in the Canal Zone, the Republic of Panama, or elsewhere, the report mentioned in that paragraph shall be sealed and filed and may be opened only upon the demand of the subject of the report if of legal age or by an order of court.

§ 61.356 Supplementary certificate upon adoption.

Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order or decree of adoption the Vital Statistics Unit shall prepare a supplementary certificate in the new name of the adopted person, and seal and file the original certificate of birth with such certified copy attached thereto. The sealed documents may be opened only upon the demand of the adopted person if of legal age or by an order of court. Upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order of annulment of adoption the original certificate shall be restored to its original place in the file.

§ 61.357 New birth certificate upon legitimation.

In cases of legitimation the Vital Statistics Unit, upon receipt of proof thereof, shall prepare a new certificate of birth in the new name of the legitimated child. The evidence upon which the new certificate is made and the original certificate shall be sealed and filed and may be opened only upon the demand of the person involved if of legal age or by an order of court.

CROSS REFERENCE: Legitimation of child, see 8 C.Z.C. 335, 387, 76A Stat. 689, 691. See, also, 7 C.Z.C. 576, 76A Stat. 571.

§ 61.358 Filing of certificates of death and stillbirth; time.

(a) When a death or stillbirth occurs, or a dead body is found, in the Canal Zone, the Health Bureau shall cause a certificate of death or stillbirth to be filed with the Vital Statistics Unit in all cases except in the event no physician was in attendance and no autopsy was performed, in which case the Coroner shall certify the cause of death or stillbirth to

his best knowledge and belief and cause the certificate to be filed.

(b) The certificate of death or stillbirth required by paragraph (a) of this section shall be filed with the Vital Statistics Unit within 5 days after the occurrence of the death or stillbirth is known, or the dead body is found, as the case may be, subject to the provisions of paragraph (d) of this section.

(c) In preparing a certificate of death or stillbirth the Health Bureau or Coroner, as the case may be, shall obtain the required personal data from the persons best qualified to supply them. The Health Bureau shall present the certificate of death to the physician last in attendance upon the deceased or, if there was no physician in attendance but an autopsy was performed, to the appropriate officer of the Health Bureau, who shall thereupon certify the cause of death to his best knowledge and belief. The Health Bureau shall present the certificate of stillbirth to the physician, midwife, or other person in attendance at the stillbirth, who shall certify the stillbirth and such medical data pertaining thereto as he can furnish. If the circumstances suggest that the death or stillbirth was caused by other than natural causes, the Health Bureau shall refer the case to the Coroner for investigation.

(d) If the cause of death cannot be determined within the time prescribed by paragraph (b) of this section for the filing of the certificate, the certification or its cause may be filed after the prescribed period, but the attending physician, or appropriate officer of the Health Bureau, or the Coroner, shall give the Health Bureau written notice of the reason for the delay, in order that a permit for the disposition of the body may be issued.

§ 61.359 Disposition of body or its removal from Canal Zone.

A dead body shall not be interred, or otherwise disposed of, or removed from the Canal Zone, except as authorized by this subpart and a permit theretofore issued by the Health Bureau. A permit shall be deemed to have been issued upon the filing of a death or stillbirth certificate authenticated by the Health Bureau, and may not be issued until such certificate, so far as it can be completed under the circumstances of the case, has been filed. After interment a dead body shall

not be disinterred except under and in accordance with the terms of a permit theretofore issued by the Health Bureau upon compliance with such conditions and requirements as may be stipulated by the Bureau.

CROSS REFERENCE: Offenses respecting interment, disinterment, and removal of dead bodies, see 6 C.Z.C. 2421-2423, 76A Stat. 492. § 61.360 Transportation and disposition of body upon death outside Canal Zone.

When death or stillbirth occurs outside of the Canal Zone and the body is accompanied by a permit for interment, removal, or other disposition issued in accordance with the law or regulations in force where the death or stillbirth occurs, the permit shall authorize the transportation of the body into or through the Canal Zone, but before the interment, cremation, or other disposal of the body in the Canal Zone, the permit shall be endorsed by the Health Bureau which shall keep a record thereof.

CROSS REFERENCE: Restrictions on bringing into Canal Zone port body of person dead of quarantinable disease, see § 61.302. § 61.361 Forms of certificates.

The several certificates provided for by this subpart shall be presented to the Vital Statistics Unit on official Canal Zone Government forms furnished for the several purposes, and the person responsible for filing shall cause the data indicated on the forms to be obtained and entered in each case. Such forms shall include as a minimum the items required by the respective standard certificates as recommended by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare or his designee, subject to any necessary or desirable modifications as determined by the Health Director.

§ 61.362 Altered or delayed certificates.

A certificate may be filed or altered after the time prescribed by this subpart, upon the submission to, and receipt by, the Vital Statistics Unit of such evidence, in the form of affidavits or otherwise, as the Vital Statistics Unit deems sufficient to establish, satisfactorily the truth of the facts alleged in support of the request for delayed filing or for alteration. Certificates accepted subsequent to 6 months after the time prescribed for filing, and certificates which have been altered after being filed, shall contain

§ 61.364

Disclosure of records.

Inspection of the vital-statistics record is not permitted, and a certified copy of a certificate or part thereof may not be issued, unless the Vital Statistics Unit is satisfied that the applicant has a direct and legitimate interest in the matter recorded or that the information therein contained is necessary for the determination of personal or property rights. § 61.365 Penalties for offenses.

Whoever willfully makes or alters a certificate or certified copy thereof provided for by this subpart, except in accordance with the provisions of this subpart, or violates any provision of this subpart, or neglects or refuses to perform any of the duties imposed upon him by this subpart, shall be punishable, as provided by 2 C.Z.C. 912, 76A Stat. 36, by a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment in jail for not more than 30 days, or by both.

Subpart -Authority of Governor § 61.381 Authority of Governor.

The Governor:

(a) May issue health and sanitation regulations respecting (1) barbers, beauticians and manicurists; (2) examination of food handlers and the inspection of food-handling establishments; (3) foods and beverages; and (4) pest extermination; and

(b) Shall administer the provisions of this part.

Subpart J-Hospitalization of the

Mentally Ill

§ 61.401 Performance of surgical operations on legally incompetent patients.

In the event it is determined by the Director, Gorgas Hospital, or the Director, Coco Solo Hospital, that the performance of a surgical operation on a legally incompetent patient is necessary to preserve or restore the health of such patient, and no guardian of the person of such person has been appointed, such surgical operation may be performed upon the consent of one of the following in the order of precedence stated:

(a) The incompetent's spouse; (b) A parent of the incompetent; (c) An adult child of the incompetent; (d) A sibling of the incompetent; (e) The Director, Corozal Hospital. (5 C.Z.C. sec. 1654) [32 F.R. 15641, Nov. 10, 1967; 32 F.R. 16428, Nov. 30, 1967]

solicitation of patronage for hotels, boarding houses, or tourist agencies.

"Peddler” means a person, who carries articles, or any other thing of value, other than newspapers, from house to house, or from place to place, offering them for sale. Persons or groups of persons authorized by the Executive Secretary to sell goods for the benefit of charitable or community projects are not peddlers.

"Solicitor" means a person who goes from house to house, or place to place, within the Canal Zone taking orders or offering to take orders for goods, wares, merchandise, magazine subscriptions, or any other article or thing of value for future delivery, or for services to be performed in the future or for the making, manufacturing, or repairing of any article or thing whatever for future delivery. "Solicitor" does not mean:

(a) Sales representatives soliciting business from United States Government agencies or established private firms or organizations in the Canal Zone; or (b) Insurance agents or securities salesmen; or

(c) Persons or groups of persons authorized by the Executive Secretary to solicit orders for goods or services for the benefit of charitable or community projects.

CROSS REFERENCES: Runners, peddlers, and solicitors must operate from office outside Canal Zone, see Art. III (5) of General Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between the United States and Panama, signed March 2, 1936 (T.S. 945; 53 Stat. 1807; C.Z.C. vol. 3 App. IX, sec. 34, p. 528 (531)).

Insurance and securities companies, licensing, see 2 C.Z.C. chs. 61, 79.

§ 63.2 License fees on certain businesses and occupations.

The following special license fees shall be collected in the Canal Zone:

(a) For carrying on the business of a runner, $2 per calendar month or fraction thereof;

(b) For carrying on the business of a peddler, $2 per calendar month except that licenses to peddle native fruits and vegetables shall be issued without collection of any tax;

(c) For carrying on the business of a solicitor, $5 per calendar month. § 63.3

Licenses for certain businesses and occupations.

A person may not engage in any business or occupation defined by § 63.1 unless he holds a valid license therefor

issued by the Chief, License Section, Canal Zone Government. An application for a license may be denied if the character of the applicant is such as to warrant the belief that the privilege granted by the license will not be exercised in an orderly and lawful manner. A peddler's license issued to a person selling articles of food shall be subject to any special conditions or restrictions that may be imposed by the Health Director.

CROSS REFERENCES: House-to-house delivvery of food and beverages in Canal Zone, licenses, see § 61.94 of this chapter.

Corporation doing business in Canal Zone, statutory requisites, see 2 C.Z.C. 872. § 63.4 Application form for licenses.

Applications for licenses under § 63.3 shall be presented on a form to be prescribed by the Civil Affairs Director. § 63.5 License cards; what to contain;

possession and display.

License cards shall bear the name, and in the discretion of the Chief, License Section, the photograph of the individual licensed and, if the licensee represents an entity other than himself, the name of the corporation, firm or establishment he represents. The licensee shall keep the license card issued to him in his possession at all times when he is transacting business in the Canal Zone, and, upon demand, shall present it for inspection.

§ 63.6 Bond required for solicitors.

Each application by a solicitor to do business in the Canal Zone shall be accompanied by a bond in the sum of $500 conditioned upon the making of final delivery of goods ordered, or services to be performed, in accordance with the terms of any order received by the solicitor. The bond shall be so drawn as to give any person aggrieved by the action of any such solicitor a right of action on the bond for the recovery of money, or damages, or both. The bond shall remain on deposit for a minimum period of 6 months after notice of termination of soliciting activities and return of the license to the Chief, License Section for cancellation.

§ 63.7 Special restrictions on runners.

Runners' licenses shall entitle the licensees to transact business only in the terminal ports of the Canal Zone. A license for solicitation of sales to ships shall not authorize direct sales or solici

tation of sales to passengers or members of ships' crews. No runner shall board any vessel without the permission of the master, or before the ship has been cleared by the customs and quarantine officials and the quarantine flag lowered. § 63.8 Runners to furnish information to Customs.

The Customs office in the terminal port where deliveries are to be made shall be notified in advance of deliveries of stores, supplies, or chandlery to vessels and upon its request the Customs office shall be furnished a list of the items to be delivered. Articles or commodities returned undelivered must be noted on the list furnished to Customs.

§ 63.9 Suspension and cancellation of

licenses.

(a) A license issued under this part shall be valid so long as the charges, if any, prescribed therefor are paid or until the license is cancelled by the Civil Affairs Director. The Civil Affairs Director may suspend licenses at any time, without prior notice to the licensee, for failure to comply with this part or with the terms of the license or for other good and sufficient cause. The suspended licensee shall be entitled to a hearing if he requests it within 10 days of receiving notice of the suspension. The Civil Affairs Director or his designee shall hold the hearing, if requested, within 10 days of the request therefor or within such later period as may be acceptable to the suspended licensee and the licensing authority. Upon completion of the hearing, or if a hearing is not requested, the Civil Affairs Director shall:

(1) Remove the suspension;

(2) Extend the suspension for a fixed period; or

(3) Revoke the license.

(b) A former licensee whose license has been revoked shall not be eligible to apply for a new license until expiration of a period of 1 year following the revocation.

§ 63.10 Inapplicability to Government agencies and their officers and employees, and to military reservations. This part does not apply to: (a) Agencies or instrumentalities of the United States or to their officers or employees while acting in an official capacity; or

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 65.111 Safeguarding of narcotics. 65.112 Procedure in case of loss. 65.113 Inspections and audits.

SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 65 appear at 31 F.R. 12251, Sept. 16, 1966, unless otherwise noted.

NOTE: Certain provisions of the Harrison Anti-Narcotics Act of December 17, 1914, as amended and supplemented were incorporated into the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.). For application of such provisions to the Canal Zone, see 26 U.S.C. 4774. For authority and duty of the President to issue necessary Executive orders to carry into effect in the Canal Zone the intent and purposes of such provisions, see 26 U.S.C. 4735 (b) and for delegation of this authority to the Secretary of the Treasury, see subparagraph (1) of paragraph 1 of Executive Order 10289, 3 CFR, 1951 Supp., page 469, as added by Executive Order 10583, CFR, 1954 Supp., page 98.

For the provisions of the Narcotics Drugs Import and Export Act, as amended and supplemented, see 21 U.S.C. 171-185. For provisions penalizing the administration of narcotics with intent to assist the commission of a felony, see 6 C.Z.C. 339 (76A Stat. 424). For the control of marihuana in the Canal Zone see 6 C.Z.C. 1151–1155 (76A Stat. 452, 453).

Subpart A-Administration of Laws and Regulations Relating to Narcotic Drugs

AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Subpart A issued under 68A Stat. 559, 26 U.S.C. 4735 (b), and 56 Stat. 1048, 21 U.S.C. 188] (a).

NOTE: 65.1-65.7 appear in Treasury Department Order 180-6, 26 F.R. 3142, April 13, 1961.

§ 65.1

Authority of the Governor of the Canal Zone.

The Governor of the Canal Zone shall perform in the Canal Zone all of the duties required to be performed under the Act of Congress approved December 17, 1914, entitled "An Act to provide for the registration of, with collectors of internal revenue, and to impose a special tax upon all persons who produce, import, manufacture, compound, deal in, dispense, sell, distribute, or give away opium or coca leaves, their salts, derivatives, or preparations, and for other purposes," as amended. These duties shall include the making of such inspections and the taking of such actions as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of the Act of December 17, 1914, as amended, and all orders and regulations