15 USC § 233 - Penalty for violations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s233"
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title: "15 USC § 233 - Penalty for violations"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "233"
section_name: "Penalty for violations"
chapter_number: 6
chapter_name: "WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND STANDARD TIME"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "STANDARD BARRELS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 3, 1912, ch. 273, § 6, 37 Stat. 251.)"
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# § 233. Penalty for violations

Any person, firm, or corporation, or association who shall knowingly pack or cause to be packed apples in barrels, or who shall knowingly sell or offer for sale such barrels in violation of the provisions of this Act shall be liable to a penalty of $1 and costs for each such barrel so sold or offered for sale, to be recovered at the suit of the United States in any court of the United States having jurisdiction.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 3, 1912, ch. 273, § 6, 37 Stat. 251.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is , §§ 1–6, , 251, which is classified to sections 231 to 233 of this title and to sections 20 to 23 of Title 21, Food and Drugs.

### Codification

This section is also set out as , Food and Drugs.