PENALTIES

PENALTIES Sec. 612. [7 U.S.C. 1471j] A person that disposes of any feed made available to a livestock producer under this title other than as authorized by the Secretary shall be (1) subject to a civil penalty equal to the market value of the feed involved, to be recovered by the Secretary in a civil suit brought for that purpose, and (2) guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, subject to a fine of not more than $1,000, or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.