Title 21, Food and DrugsRelease 119-110
§1906 Enforcement
Title 21 › CHAPTER 24 — INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING › § 1906
Summary
Willfully breaking this chapter, its licenses or rules, or ignoring a Presidential order brings criminal penalties: individuals up to 10 years and fines (title 18); entities fines up to $10,000,000. Officers who knowingly join face up to 30 years and $5,000,000. Treasury Secretary may impose fines up to $1,000,000, review under section 702 of title 5.
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Title 21, §1906
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(a)Criminal penalties
(1)Whoever willfully violates the provisions of this chapter, or any license rule, or regulation issued pursuant to this chapter, or willfully neglects or refuses to comply with any order of the President issued under this chapter shall be—
(A)imprisoned for not more than 10 years,
(B)fined in the amount provided in title 18 or, in the case of an entity, fined not more than $10,000,000,
or both.
(2)Any officer, director, or agent of any entity who knowingly participates in a violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be imprisoned for not more than 30 years, fined not more than $5,000,000, or both.
(b)Civil penalties
A civil penalty not to exceed $1,000,000 may be imposed by the Secretary of the Treasury on any person who violates any license, order, rule, or regulation issued in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(c)Judicial review of civil penalty
Any penalty imposed under subsection (b) shall be subject to judicial review only to the extent provided in section 702 of title 5.
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Citation
21 U.S.C. § 1906
Title 21, Food and Drugs
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110