7 CFR § 900.211 - Penalties.

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§ 900.211 Penalties.

Any official who shall have violated the provisions of § 900.210 by willfully divulging, disclosing, or making public any information acquired by or furnished to or in the possession or custody of such official pursuant to the provisions of a marketing agreement or marketing order shall be subject to a penalty of the amount specified at § 3.91(b)(1) (viii) of this title for each offense. (The civil penalty provided in this section is prescribed under the authority contained in sec. 10(c) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 610(c)); this provision is not intended to supersede the provision in section 8d(2) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 608d(2)) for criminal liability and removal from office.)

[25 FR 5907, June 28, 1960, as amended at 75 FR 17560, Apr. 7, 2010; 88 FR 82231, Nov. 24, 2023]