---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 596"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "596"
heading: "Refusal of certificates for violations of law; penalties for violations"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/596"
units:
  - "Chapter 25A — Export Standards for Grapes and Plums"
---

# §596. Refusal of certificates for violations of law; penalties for violations


After opportunity for hearing the [Secretary](/usc/7/599.md?p=2) is authorized to refuse the issuance of certificates under this chapter for periods not exceeding ninety days to any [person](/usc/7/599.md?p=1) who ships or offers for shipment any [grapes](/usc/7/599.md?p=4) or [plums](/usc/7/599.md?p=5) in [foreign commerce](/usc/7/599.md?p=3) in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. Any [person](/usc/7/599.md?p=1) or any common carrier or any transportation agency violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $10,000 by a court of competent jurisdiction.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 86–687, § 6, Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 734.)