2011 US Code
Title 21 - Food and Drugs
Chapter 3 - FILLED MILK (§§ 61 - 64)
Section 63 - Penalties; acts of agents deemed acts of principals

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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 3 - FILLED MILK
Sec. 63 - Penalties; acts of agents deemed acts of principals
Containssection 63
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditMar. 4, 1923, ch. 262, §3, 42 Stat. 1487.
Statutes at Large Reference42 Stat. 1487

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21 USC § 63 (2011)
§63. Penalties; acts of agents deemed acts of principals

Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall upon conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both. When construing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the act, omission, or failure of any person acting for or employed by any individual, partnership, corporation, or association, within the scope of his employment or office, shall in every case be deemed the act, omission, or failure, of such individual, partnership, corporation, or association, as well as of such person.

(Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 262, §3, 42 Stat. 1487.)

Codification

The original text of this section contained a further provision that no penalty should be enforced for any violation occurring within 30 days after act Mar. 4, 1923 became law and was omitted as temporary and obsolete.

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