7 U.S.C. § 1596 — Penalties

(a) Any person who knowingly, or as a result either of gross negligence or of a failure to make a reasonable effort to inform himself of the pertinent facts, violates any provision of this chapter or the rules and regulations made and promulgated thereunder shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall pay a fine of not more than $1,000, for the first offense, and upon conviction for each subsequent offense not more than $2,000. (b) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or the rules and regulations made and promulgated thereunder shall forfeit to the United States a sum, not less than $25 or more than $500, for each such violation, which forfeiture shall be recoverable in a civil suit brought in the name of the United States . (Aug. 9, 1939, ch. 615, title IV, § 406, 53 Stat. 1286 ; July 9, 1956, ch. 520, § 1, 70 Stat. 508 .) Editorial Notes Amendments 1956—Act July 9, 1956 , designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted “knowingly or as a result either of gross negligence or of a failure to make a reasonable effort to inform himself of the pertinent facts,” and added subsec. (b). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of 1956 Amendment Act July 9, 1956, ch. 520, § 4, 70 Stat. 508 , provided that: “The amendments made by this Act [amending sections 1574 , 1596 , and 1602 of this title] shall be applicable only with respect to violations occurring after the enactment of this Act [ July 9, 1956 ].” Effective Date See section 1610 of this title . CFR Title Parts 7 361

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