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Title 21, Food and DrugsRelease 119-110

§1051 Other Federal Laws Applicable for Administration and Enforcement of Chapter; Prosecution of Inquiries; Exercise of Jurisdiction

Title 21 › CHAPTER 15 — EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION › § 1051

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Sections 46 and 48–50 of title 15 (except paragraphs (c)–(h) of section 46 and the last paragraph of section 49) and section 409(l) of title 47 apply to the Secretary’s powers and people under his authority. The Secretary or his agents may investigate anywhere in the U.S., and courts in section 1050 may exercise the powers of sections 49 and 50.

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Title 21, §1051

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For the efficient administration and enforcement of this chapter, the provisions (including penalties) of section 46, 48, 49, and 50 of title 15 (except paragraphs (c) through (h) of section 46 and the last paragraph of section 49 of title 15), and the provisions of section 409(l) of title 47, are made applicable to the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of the Secretary in administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter and to any person with respect to whom such authority is exercised. The Secretary, in person or by such agents as he may designate, may prosecute any inquiry necessary to his duties under this chapter in any part of the United States, and the powers conferred by said section 49 and 50 of title 15, on the district courts of the United States may be exercised for the purposes of this chapter by any court designated in section 1050 of this title.

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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 91–597, Dec. 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 1620, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 1031 of this title and Tables. The last paragraph of section 49 of title 15, and the provisions of section 409(l) of title 47, referred to in text, which related to immunity of witnesses, were repealed by section 211 and 242, respectively, of Pub. L. 91–452, Oct. 15, 1970, title II, 84 Stat. 929, 930. For provisions relating to immunity of witnesses, see section 6001 et seq. of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

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of this section, see section 29 of Pub. L. 91–597, set out as a note under section 1031 of this title.

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21 U.S.C. § 1051

Title 21, Food and Drugs

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110