Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§2112 Enforcement of orders; penalty for willful violation
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 53— - COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION › § 2112
Summary
U.S. district courts can enforce and stop violations of orders or regulations made under this chapter. Handlers who intentionally break an order or refuse to collect required fees can be fined $1,000 for each offense, and the United States can sue to get the money.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §2112
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(a)The several district courts of the United States are vested with jurisdiction specifically to enforce, and to prevent and restrain any person from violating any order or regulation made or issued pursuant to this chapter.
(b)Any handler who willfully violates any provision of any order issued by the Secretary under this chapter, or who willfully fails or refuses to collect or remit any assessment or fee duly required of him thereunder, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $1,000 for each such offense which shall accrue to the United States and may be recovered in a civil suit brought by the United States.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 2112
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73