21 USC § 336 - Report of minor violations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t21/s336"
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title: "21 USC § 336 - Report of minor violations"
title_number: 21
title_name: "FOOD AND DRUGS"
section_number: "336"
section_name: "Report of minor violations"
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 25, 1938, ch. 675, § 309, formerly § 306, 52 Stat. 1045; renumbered § 309, Pub. L. 102–282, § 2, May 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 150.)"
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# § 336. Report of minor violations

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the Secretary to report for prosecution, or for the institution of libel or injunction proceedings, minor violations of this chapter whenever he believes that the public interest will be adequately served by a suitable written notice or warning.

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1938, ch. 675, § 309, formerly § 306, 52 Stat. 1045; renumbered § 309, Pub. L. 102–282, § 2, May 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 150.)

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