21 U.S.C. § 212 — Offenses; punishment; duty to enforce provisions

This section is a single, undivided rule with no lettered subsections. It applies to any person, firm, or corporation whose permanent allegiance is due to the United States. If such a person, firm, or corporation violates any provision of this chapter, that is a misdemeanor. On conviction, the punishment is a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $100, or imprisonment for not less than one month and not more than sixty days, or both — the court decides in its discretion which combination to impose. If the offense keeps going, each week (or part of a week) that it continues counts as its own separate and distinct offense — so a continuing violation can produce multiple separate charges. Finally, the section places a duty on the consular and judicial officers of the United States in China: they must enforce the provisions of this chapter.