7 U.S.C. § 1471j — Penalties

A person that disposes of any feed made available to a livestock producer under this subchapter other than as authorized by the Secretary shall be (1) subject to a civil penalty equal to the market value of the feed involved, to be recovered by the Secretary in a civil suit brought for that purpose, and (2) guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, subject to a fine of not more than $1,000, or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. (Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792, title VI, § 612, as added Pub. L. 100–387, title I, § 101(a) , Aug. 11, 1988 , 102 Stat. 931 .) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date Section effective 15 days after Aug. 11, 1988 , see section 101(c)(1) of Pub. L. 100–387 , set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 1988 Amendment note under section 1427 of this title . Inapplicability of Section Section inapplicable to 2014 through 2018 crops of covered commodities, cotton, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning Feb. 7, 2014 , through Dec. 31, 2018 , see section 9092(b)(12) of this title . Section inapplicable to 2008 through 2012 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning June 18, 2008 , through Dec. 31, 2012 , see section 8782(b)(12) of this title . Section inapplicable to 2002 through 2007 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning May 13, 2002 , through Dec. 31, 2007 , see section 7992(b)(12) of this title . Section inapplicable to 1996 through 2002 crops of loan commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning Apr. 4, 1996 , and ending Dec. 31, 2002 , see section 7301(b)(1)(L) of this title .

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