---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 282"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "282"
heading: "Punishment for unlawful importation"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/282"
units:
  - "Chapter 11 — Honeybees"
---

# §282. Punishment for unlawful importation


Any [person](/usc/7/499a.md?p=b-1) who violates any provision of [section 281 of this title](/usc/7/281.md) or any regulation issued under it is guilty of an offense against the United States and shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.


## Source credit

(Aug. 31, 1922, ch. 301, § 2, 42 Stat. 834; Pub. L. 94–319, § 2, June 25, 1976, 90 Stat. 709.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1976—Pub. L. 94–319 inserted reference to regulations, substituted characterization of violation as offense against the United States for characterization as a misdemeanor, increased maximum fine to $1,000 from $500 and struck out provision relating to discretion of the court.