Federal · Title 7 — Agriculture

7 U.S.C. § 3806: Criminal penalties

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Willful violation of this chapter or related regulations is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $10,000, imprisonment up to one year, or both.

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Whoever willfully violates any provision of this chapter or the regulations of the Secretary issued hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. after the expiration of the time allowed for filing a petition in the court of appeals to review such order, if no such petition has been filed within such time; or after the expiration of the time allowed for applying for a writ of certiorari, if such order, or such order as modified, has been sustained by the court of appeals and no such writ has been applied for within such time; or after such order, or such order as modified, has been sustained by the courts as provided in section 3804(b) of this title ;

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