2012 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 97 - FRESH CUT FLOWERS AND FRESH CUT GREENS PROMOTION AND INFORMATION (§§ 6801 - 6814)
Section 6809 - Investigations and power to subpoena
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 97 - FRESH CUT FLOWERS AND FRESH CUT GREENS PROMOTION AND INFORMATION Sec. 6809 - Investigations and power to subpoena |
| Contains | section 6809 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 103-190, §10, Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2288. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 107 Stat. 2288 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 103-190 |
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The Secretary may make such investigations as the Secretary considers necessary for the effective administration of this chapter, or to determine whether any person has engaged or is engaging in any act that constitutes a violation of this chapter or any order or regulation issued under this chapter.
(b) Subpoenas, oaths, and affirmations (1) InvestigationsFor the purpose of making an investigation under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary may administer oaths and affirmations, and issue subpoenas to require the production of any records that are relevant to the inquiry. The production of the records may be required from any place in the United States.
(2) Administrative hearingsFor the purpose of an administrative hearing held under section 6807(a)(2) or 6808(c)(3) of this title, the presiding officer may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, compel the attendance of witnesses, take evidence, and require the production of any records that are relevant to the inquiry. The attendance of witnesses and the production of the records may be required from any place in the United States.
(c) Aid of courts (1) In generalIn the case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued under subsection (b) of this section to, any person, the Secretary may invoke the aid of any court of the United States within the jurisdiction of which the investigation or proceeding is conducted, or where the person resides or conducts business, in order to enforce a subpoena issued under subsection (b) of this section.
(2) OrderThe court may issue an order requiring the person referred to in paragraph (1) to comply with a subpoena referred to in paragraph (1).
(3) Failure to obeyAny failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as a contempt of court.
(4) ProcessProcess in any proceeding under this subsection may be served in the United States judicial district in which the person being proceeded against resides or conducts business or wherever the person may be found.
(Pub. L. 103–190, §10, Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2288.)
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