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Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 37 - SEEDS (§§ 1551 - 1611)
Subchapter IV - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1591 - 1610)
Section 1598 - Notice of intention to prosecute
GENERAL PROVISIONS - 7 U.S.C. § 1598 (2012)
§1598. Notice of intention to prosecute
Before any violation of this chapter is reported by the Secretary of Agriculture to any United States attorney for institution of a criminal proceeding, the person against whom such proceeding is contemplated shall be given appropriate notice and an opportunity to prevent 1 his views, either orally or in writing, with regard to such contemplated proceeding.
(Aug. 9, 1939, ch. 615, title IV, §408, 53 Stat. 1286.)
Effective DateSee section 1610 of this title.
1 So in original. Probably should be “present”.
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