7 USC § 96 - Punishment for violation of prohibition

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s96"
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title: "7 USC § 96 - Punishment for violation of prohibition"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "96"
section_name: "Punishment for violation of prohibition"
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "NAVAL STORES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Mar. 3, 1923, ch. 217, § 6, 42 Stat. 1436.)"
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# § 96. Punishment for violation of prohibition

section 95 of this title

Any person willfully violating any provision of  shall, on conviction, be punished for each offense by a fine not exceeding $5,000 or by imprisonment for not exceeding one year, or both.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 3, 1923, ch. 217, § 6, 42 Stat. 1436.)