2017 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 21A - Tobacco Inspection
Sec. 511n - Hearings; examination of witnesses; refusal to testify or produce evidence

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Citation 7 U.S.C. § 511n (2017)
Section Name §511n. Hearings; examination of witnesses; refusal to testify or produce evidence
Section Text

In carrying on the work authorized in this chapter, the Secretary, or any officer or employee designated by him for such purpose, shall have power to hold hearings, administer oaths, sign and issue subpenas, examine witnesses, and require the production of books, records, accounts, memoranda, and papers. Upon refusal by any person to appear, testify, or produce books, records, accounts, memoranda, and papers in response to a subpena, the proper United States district court shall have power to compel obedience thereto.

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(Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 623, §15, 49 Stat. 735.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 21A - TOBACCO INSPECTION
Sec. 511n - Hearings; examination of witnesses; refusal to testify or produce evidence
Contains section 511n
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
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Statutes at Large References 49 Stat. 735
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