Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§1471j Penalties
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 35A— - PRICE SUPPORT OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - EMERGENCY LIVESTOCK FEED ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1988 › § 1471j
Summary
If someone gets feed for a livestock producer under this program and gets rid of it in a way the Secretary did not allow, two penalties can apply. They must pay a civil penalty equal to the feed's market value, and the Secretary can sue to get that money; they can also be charged with a misdemeanor and, if convicted, fined up to $1,000, jailed for up to one year, or both.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §1471j
Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
A person that disposes of any feed made available to a livestock producer under this subchapter other than as authorized by the Secretary shall be (1) subject to a civil penalty equal to the market value of the feed involved, to be recovered by the Secretary in a civil suit brought for that purpose, and (2) guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, subject to a fine of not more than $1,000, or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
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Effective Date
Section effective 15 days after Aug. 11, 1988, see section 101(c)(1) of Pub. L. 100–387, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 1988 Amendment note under section 1427 of this title. Inapplicability of Section Section inapplicable to 2014 through 2018 crops of covered commodities, cotton, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning Feb. 7, 2014, through Dec. 31, 2018, see section 9092(b)(12) of this title. Section inapplicable to 2008 through 2012 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning
June 18, 2008, through Dec. 31, 2012, see section 8782(b)(12) of this title. Section inapplicable to 2002 through 2007 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning
May 13, 2002, through Dec. 31, 2007, see section 7992(b)(12) of this title. Section inapplicable to 1996 through 2002 crops of loan commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning Apr. 4, 1996, and ending Dec. 31, 2002, see section 7301(b)(1)(L) of this title.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 1471j
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73