7 U.S.C. § 3410 — Enforcement of orders and regulations
submitted 49 years ago by Pub. L. 95-113 to r/title-7-AGRICULTURE · 223 words · no verdicts yet
Federal district courts may enforce this chapter’s orders and regulations. Willful violations or failures to pay required assessments may bring a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per offense, in addition to other remedies.
(a) United States* district courts have jurisdiction to enforce orders and regulations issued under this chapter and to stop or restrain violations. Civil actions authorized by this chapter must be referred to the Attorney General, but the Secretary* need not refer minor violations when a suitable written notice or warning would adequately serve administration and enforcement. (b) An end-product manufacturer or other person* who willfully violates an order provision or willfully fails or refuses to pay a required assessment or fee owes the United States up to $1,000 for each offense. The United States may recover it in a civil suit. (c) These remedies are additional to, and do not replace, other legal or equitable remedies.
The several district courts of the United States* are vested with jurisdiction specifically to enforce, and to prevent and restrain any person* from violating any order or regulation made or issued pursuant to this chapter. Any civil action authorized to be brought under this chapter shall be referred to the Attorney General for appropriate action: Provided, That nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the Secretary* to refer to the Attorney General minor violations of this chapter whenever the Secretary believes that the administration and enforcement of the program would be adequately served by suitable written notice or warning to any person committing such violation.
Any end product manufacturer* or other person who willfully violates any provision of any order issued by the Secretary under this chapter, or who willfully fails or refuses to remit any assessment or fee duly required thereunder, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $1,000 for each such offense which shall accrue to the United States and may be recovered in a civil suit brought by the United States.
The remedies provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be in addition to, and not exclusive of, the remedies otherwise provided at law or in equity.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 95–113, title XVII, § 1711, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1038.)
- 1977Enacted · Pub. L. 95-113 · 91 Stat. 1038
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