2016 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 19 - Cotton Statistics and Estimates
Sec. 472 - Information furnished of confidential character; penalty for divulging information

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Citation 7 U.S.C. § 472 (2016)
Section Name §472. Information furnished of confidential character; penalty for divulging information
Section Text

The information furnished by any individual establishment under the provisions of this chapter shall be considered as strictly confidential and shall be used only for the statistical purpose for which it is supplied. Any employee of the Department of Agriculture who, without the written authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, shall publish or communicate any information given into his possession by reason of his employment under the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than $300 or more than $1,000, or imprisoned for a period of not exceeding one year, or both so fined and imprisoned, at the discretion of the court.

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(Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 337, §2, 44 Stat. 1373.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 19 - COTTON STATISTICS AND ESTIMATES
Sec. 472 - Information furnished of confidential character; penalty for divulging information
Contains section 472
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
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Statutes at Large Reference 44 Stat. 1373
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