§900.211. Penalties.
7 C.F.R. § 900.211
Any official who shall have violated the provisions of § 900.210 by willfully divulging, disclosing, or making public any information acquired by or furnished to or in the possession or custody of such official pursuant to the provisions of a marketing agreement or marketing order shall be subject to a penalty of the amount specified at § 3.91(b)(1) (viii) of this title for each offense. (The civil penalty provided in this section is prescribed under the authority contained in sec. 10(c) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 610(c)); this provision is not intended to supersede the provision in section 8d(2) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 608d(2)) for criminal liability and removal from office.)
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[25 FR 5907, June 28, 1960, as amended at 75 FR 17560, Apr. 7, 2010; 88 FR 82231, Nov. 24, 2023]
Authority
Authority: Sec. 10, 48 Stat. 37, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 610.
Authority
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601-674; 7 U.S.C. 7401; 5 U.S.C. 301, 552; and 44 U.S.C. Ch. 35.
Source
Source: 25 FR 5907, June 28, 1960, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[25 FR 5907, June 28, 1960, as amended at 75 FR 17560, Apr. 7, 2010; 88 FR 82231, Nov. 24, 2023]