2016 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 9 - Packers and Stockyards
Subchapter V - General Provisions
Sec. 228b-4 - Violation of final order by live poultry dealer; penalty

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Citation 7 U.S.C. § 228b-4 (2016)
Section Name §228b–4. Violation of final order by live poultry dealer; penalty
Section Text

Any live poultry dealer, or any officer, director, agent, or employee of a live poultry dealer, who fails to obey any order of the Secretary issued under the provisions of section 228b–2 of this title, or such order as modified—

(1) after the expiration of the time allowed for filing a petition in the court of appeals to set aside or modify such order, if no such petition has been filed within such time;

(2) after the expiration of the time allowed for applying for a writ of certiorari, if such order, or such order as modified, has been sustained by the court of appeals and no such writ has been applied for within such time; or

(3) after such order, or such order as modified, has been sustained by the courts as provided in section 228b–3 of this title;


shall on conviction be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $20,000. Each day during which such failure continues shall be deemed a separate offense.

Source Credit

(Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title IV, §413, as added Pub. L. 100–173, §9(2), Nov. 23, 1987, 101 Stat. 922.)

Editorial Notes EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective 90 days after Nov. 23, 1987, see section 12 of Pub. L. 100–173, set out as an Effective Date of 1987 Amendment note under section 182 of this title.

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 9 - PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS
SUBCHAPTER V - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 228b-4 - Violation of final order by live poultry dealer; penalty
Contains section 228b-4
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 101 Stat. 922
Public Law References Public Law 100-173
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