7 USC § 1598 - Notice of intention to prosecute

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s1598"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 1598 - Notice of intention to prosecute"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "1598"
section_name: "Notice of intention to prosecute"
chapter_number: 37
chapter_name: "SEEDS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_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. 9, 1939, ch. 615, title IV, § 408, 53 Stat. 1286.)"
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# 1 Notice of intention to prosecute

So in original. Probably should be “present”.

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Before any violation of this chapter is reported by the Secretary of Agriculture to any United States attorney for institution of a criminal proceeding, the person against whom such proceeding is contemplated shall be given appropriate notice and an opportunity to prevent  his views, either orally or in writing, with regard to such contemplated proceeding.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 9, 1939, ch. 615, title IV, § 408, 53 Stat. 1286.)

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