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7 U.S.C. § 472 — Information furnished of confidential character; penalty for divulging information

submitted 99 years ago by ch. 337 to r/title-7-AGRICULTURE · 114 words · no verdicts yet

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Businesses that must report information under this law get to keep it confidential. That information can only be used for statistics. Any Department of Agriculture employee who shares it without written permission from the Secretary faces fines or jail.

Any business that must give information under this law can trust that the information stays confidential. The government may use it only for statistics -- not for any other purpose. If an employee of the Department of Agriculture shares or publishes that information without written permission from the Secretary of Agriculture, that employee commits a misdemeanor. On conviction, a court can fine the employee between $300 and $1,000, or send them to prison for up to one year, or both. The court decides the exact punishment.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The information furnished by any individual establishment under the provisions of this chapter shall be considered as strictly confidential and shall be used only for the statistical purpose for which it is supplied. Any employee of the Department of Agriculture who, without the written authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, shall publish or communicate any information given into his possession by reason of his employment under the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than $300 or more than $1,000, or imprisoned for a period of not exceeding one year, or both so fined and imprisoned, at the discretion of the court.

Source credit: (Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 337, § 2, 44 Stat. 1373.)

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  • 1927Enacted · Act of Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 337 · 44 Stat. 1373

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 337 on 1927-03-03.

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