Federal · Title 7 — Agriculture

7 U.S.C. § 1471j: Penalties

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who disposes of livestock feed provided under this program without authorization faces a civil penalty equal to the feed's market value and potential criminal misdemeanor charges with fines up to $1,000 or up to one year imprisonment.

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A person that disposes of any feed made available to a livestock producer under this subchapter other than as authorized by the Secretary shall be (1) subject to a civil penalty equal to the market value of the feed involved, to be recovered by the Secretary in a civil suit brought for that purpose, and (2) guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, subject to a fine of not more than $1,000, or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

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