2011 US Code
Title 21 - Food and Drugs
Chapter 1 - ADULTERATED OR MISBRANDED FOODS OR DRUGS (§§ 1 - 26)
Subchapter II - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 16 - 26)
Section 17 - Penalty for sale or introduction of falsely labeled dairy or food products; venue

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 1 - ADULTERATED OR MISBRANDED FOODS OR DRUGS
SUBCHAPTER II - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 17 - Penalty for sale or introduction of falsely labeled dairy or food products; venue
Containssection 17
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditJuly 1, 1902, ch. 1357, §2, 32 Stat. 632.
Statutes at Large Reference32 Stat. 632

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21 USC § 17 (2011)
§17. Penalty for sale or introduction of falsely labeled dairy or food products; venue

If any person or persons violate the provisions of section 16 of this title, either in person or through another, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $2,000. The jurisdiction for the prosecution of said misdemeanor shall be within the district of the United States court in which it is committed.

(July 1, 1902, ch. 1357, §2, 32 Stat. 632.)

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