7 USC § 499l - Violations; report to Attorney General; proceedings; costs

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s499l"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 499l - Violations; report to Attorney General; proceedings; costs"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "499l"
section_name: "Violations; report to Attorney General; proceedings; costs"
chapter_number: 20
chapter_name: "PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 10, 1930, ch. 436, § 12, 46 Stat. 536.)"
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# § 499l. Violations; report to Attorney General; proceedings; costs

The Secretary may report any violation of this chapter for which a civil penalty is provided to the Attorney General of the United States, who shall cause appropriate proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted in the proper courts of the United States without delay. The costs and expenses of such proceedings shall be paid out of the appropriation for the expenses of the courts of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (June 10, 1930, ch. 436, § 12, 46 Stat. 536.)

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