Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60
§1601 Enforcement of Order
Title 7 › Chapter 37— SEEDS › Subchapter IV— GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 1601
Summary
If a person refuses to obey an order under section 1599, the Secretary of Agriculture or the United States (through the Attorney General) can ask the U.S. court of appeals in the circuit where that person lives or has their main business to enforce the order. They must file the record under section 2112 of title 28, the court will notify the person, and the evidence, procedure, and the court’s power are the same as under section 1600 for requests to set aside or change orders.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §1601
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If any person against whom an order is issued under section 1599 of this title fails to obey the order, the Secretary of Agriculture, or the United States, by its Attorney General, may apply to the court of appeals of the United States, within the circuit where the person against whom the order was issued resides or has his principal place of business, for the enforcement of the order, and shall file the record in such proceedings, as provided in section 2112 of title 28. Upon such filing of the application the court shall cause notice thereof to be served upon the person against whom the order was issued. The evidence to be considered, the procedure to be followed, and the jurisdiction of the court shall be the same as provided in section 1600 of this title for applications to set aside or modify orders.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1984—Pub. L. 98–620 struck out second par. which required proceedings in such cases to be made a preferred cause and expedited in every way. 1958—Pub. L. 85–791 substituted “file the record in such proceedings as provided in section 2112 of title 28” for “certify and file with its application a full and accurate transcript of the record in such proceedings, including the complaint, the evidence, the report, and the order” in first sentence, and struck out “and transcript” after “application” in second sentence.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Act
June 25, 1948, as amended by act
May 24, 1948, as amended by act
May 24, 1949, substituted “court of appeals” for “circuit court of appeals” wherever appearing in this section.
Effective Date
of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–620 not applicable to cases pending on Nov. 8, 1984, see section 403 of Pub. L. 98–620, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 1657 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Effective Date
See section 1610 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 1601
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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