§ 228b-4. — Violation of final order by live poultry dealer; penalty.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC228b-4]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 9--PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS
SUBCHAPTER V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 228b-4. Violation of final order by live poultry dealer;
penalty
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.
(Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title IV, Sec. 413, as added Pub. L. 100-173,
Sec. 9(2), Nov. 23, 1987, 101 Stat. 922.)
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.
