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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Chapter 44 — Protection of Horses

§ 1826. Notice of violations to Attorney General

Statutory text

Whenever the Secretary believes that a willful violation of this chapter has occurred and that prosecution is needed to obtain compliance with this chapter, he shall inform the Attorney General and the Attorney General shall take such action with respect to such matter as he deems appropriate.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Horse Protection Act of 1970

    Pub. L. 91–540 § 7 · 84 Stat. 1404

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 1826

    (Pub. L. 91–540, § 7, Dec. 9, 1970, 84 Stat. 1406.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 91–540, § 7, Dec. 9, 1970, 84 Stat. 1406.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 7. Whenever the Secretary believes that a willful violation of this Act has occurred and that prosecution is needed to obtain compliance with the Act, he shall inform the Attorney General and the Attorney General shall take such action with respect to such matter as he deems appropriate.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 91–540, § 7, , 84 Stat. 1406.)

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