7 USC § 195 - Punishment for violation of order

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s195"
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title: "7 USC § 195 - Punishment for violation of order"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "195"
section_name: "Punishment for violation of order"
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "PACKERS GENERALLY"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "General Provisions"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title II, § 205, 42 Stat. 163; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 32(a), 62 Stat. 991; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 127, 63 Stat. 107; Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10502(b)(1), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 509.)"
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# § 195. Punishment for violation of order

Any packer or swine contractor, or any officer, director, agent, or employee of a packer or swine contractor, who fails to obey any order of the Secretary issued under the provisions of section 193 of this title, or such order as modified—

**(1)** After the expiration of the time allowed for filing a petition in the court of appeals to set aside or modify such order, if no such petition has been filed within such time; or

**(2)** 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

**(3)** After such order, or such order as modified, has been sustained by the courts as provided in section 194 of this title; shall on conviction be fined not less than $500 nor more than $10,000, or imprisoned for not less than six months nor more than five years, or both. Each day during which such failure continues shall be deemed a separate offense.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title II, § 205, 42 Stat. 163; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 32(a), 62 Stat. 991; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 127, 63 Stat. 107; Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10502(b)(1), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 509.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2002— substituted “packer or swine contractor” for “packer” in two places in introductory provisions.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

Act , as amended by act , substituted “court of appeals” for “circuit court of appeals”, wherever appearing in this section.