FINES FOR ACCEPTANCE OF LOOSE COUPONS.

SEC. 1744. FINES FOR ACCEPTANCE OF LOOSE COUPONS. Section 12(e) (7 U.S.C. 2021(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 104 STAT. 3796 “(3) The Secretary may impose a fine against any retail food store or wholesale food concern that accepts food coupons that are not accompanied by the corresponding book cover, other than the denomination of coupons used for making change as specified in regulations issued under this Act. The amount of any such fine shall be established by the Secretary and may be assessed and collected in accordance with regulations issued under this Act separately or in combination with any fiscal claim established by the Secretary. The Attorney General of the United States may institute judicial action in any court of competent jurisdiction against the store or concern to collect the fine.”.