§ 622. Bribery of or gifts to inspectors or other officers and acceptance of gifts

Statutory text

Any person, firm, or corporation, or any agent or employee of any person, firm, or corporation, who shall give, pay, or offer, directly or indirectly, to any inspector, deputy inspector, chief inspector, or any other officer or employee of the United States authorized to perform any of the duties prescribed by this chapter or by the rules and regulations of the Secretary any money or other thing of value, with intent to influence said inspector, deputy inspector, chief inspector, or other officer or employee of the United States in the discharge of any duty provided for in this chapter, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000 and by imprisonment not less than one year nor more than three years; and any inspector, deputy inspector, chief inspector, or other officer or employee of the United States authorized to perform any of the duties prescribed by this chapter who shall accept any money, gift, or other thing of value from any person, firm, or corporation, or officers, agents, or employees thereof, given with intent to influence his official action, or who shall receive or accept from any person, firm, or corporation engaged in commerce any gift, money, or other thing of value, given with any purpose or intent whatsoever, shall be deemed guilty of a felony and shall, upon conviction thereof, be summarily discharged from office and shall be punished by a fine not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 and by imprisonment not less than one year nor more than three years.

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.

1907
Pub. L. 59–2907 · 34 Stat. 1256
Enacted · 21 U.S.C. § 622
Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, title I, § 22, formerly 20th par., 34 Stat. 1264
Source evidence
Code source credit
Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, title I, § 22, formerly 20th par., 34 Stat. 1264
1967
Pub. L. 90–201 § 3 · 81 Stat. 584
Struck · 21 U.S.C. § 622
Pub. L. 90–201, § 3, struck out “interstate or foreign” before “commerce” and “of Agriculture” after “Secretary”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 90–201, § 3, struck out “interstate or foreign” before “commerce” and “of Agriculture” after “Secretary”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 3. Said Act is hereby further amended by— (a) deleting the phrase “interstate or foreign” wherever it appears in sections 3 through 23 of title I of said Act; and (b) deleting in section 3 of said Act (21 U.S.C. 71) the phrase “the Secretary of Agriculture, at his discretion, may” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “the Secretary shall” and deleting the words “of Agriculture” wherever they appear after the word “Secretary” thereafter in title I of the Act.
Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 90–201 effective Dec. 15, 1967, except that with respect to equines (other than horses) and their carcasses and parts thereof, meat, and meat food products thereof, amendment effective upon expiration of sixty days after Dec. 15, 1967, see section 20(b) of Pub. L. 90–201, set out as an Effective Date note under section 601 of this title.

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 90 of this title.

Amendments

1967—Pub. L. 90–201, § 3, struck out “interstate or foreign” before “commerce” and “of Agriculture” after “Secretary”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1967 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 90–201 effective Dec. 15, 1967, except that with respect to equines (other than horses) and their carcasses and parts thereof, meat, and meat food products thereof, amendment effective upon expiration of sixty days after Dec. 15, 1967, see section 20(b) of Pub. L. 90–201, set out as an Effective Date note under section 601 of this title.

Credits

1907–1967 · 2 acts

1907Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, title I, § 22, formerly 20th par., 34 Stat. 1264
1967renumbered § 22 and amended Pub. L. 90–201, §§ 1, 3, Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 584, 588.

Show as published

(Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, title I, § 22, formerly 20th par., 34 Stat. 1264; renumbered § 22 and amended Pub. L. 90–201, §§ 1, 3, Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 584, 588.)