§491 Destruction or Dumping of Farm Produce Received in Interstate Commerce by Commission Merchants, Etc.; Penalty

Summary

After June 30, 1927, anyone who gets produce in interstate trade or in the District of Columbia for someone else must not, without a good reason, destroy, abandon, throw away, or dump it, either directly or by using someone else. They also must not, intending to cheat, give false information about how the produce was handled, its condition, quality, quantity, sale, or what happened to it, or fail to honestly account for it. If convicted, the person faces a misdemeanor penalty: a fine of $100 to $3,000, up to one year in jail, or both. The word "produce" here means fruits, vegetables, melons, dairy, poultry, and other perishable farm products.