2015 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture (Sections 1 - 9097)
Chapter 105 - Hass Avocado Promotion, Research, and Information (Sections 7801 - 7813)
Sec. 7809 - Confidentiality

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 105 - HASS AVOCADO PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION
Sec. 7809 - Confidentiality
Containssection 7809
Date2015
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 3, 2016
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 106-387, §1(a) [title XII, §1210], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A-96.
Statutes at Large Reference114 Stat. 1549
Public and Private LawPublic Law 106-387

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7 U.S.C. § 7809 (2015)
§7809. Confidentiality(a) Prohibition

No information regarding names of voters or how a person voted in a referendum conducted under this chapter shall be made public.

(b) Penalty

Any person who knowingly violates subsection (a) or the confidentiality terms of an order, as described in section 7804(m)(2) of this title, shall be subject to a fine of not less that $1,000 nor more than $10,000 or to imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both. If the person is an officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture or the Board, the person shall be removed from office.

(c) Additional prohibition

No information obtained under this chapter may be made available to any agency or officer of the Federal Government for any purpose other than the implementation of this chapter or an investigatory or enforcement action necessary for the implementation of this chapter.

(d) Withholding information from Congress prohibited

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the withholding of information from Congress.

(Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title XII, §1210], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A–96.)

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