Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 26 — Agricultural Adjustment
§ 608a. Enforcement of chapter
Statutory text
to (4) Omitted
Forfeitures
Any person exceeding any quota or allotment fixed for him under this chapter by the Secretary of Agriculture and any other person knowingly participating or aiding in the exceeding of such quota or allotment shall forfeit to the United States a sum equal to the value of such excess at the current market price for such commodity at the time of violation, which forfeiture shall be recoverable in a civil suit brought in the name of the United States.
Jurisdiction of district courts
The several district courts of the United States are vested with jurisdiction specifically to enforce, and to prevent and restrain any person from violating any order, regulation, or agreement, heretofore or hereafter made or issued pursuant to this chapter, in any proceeding now pending or hereafter brought in said courts.
Duties of United States attorneys; investigation of violations by Secretary; hearings
Upon the request of the Secretary of Agriculture, it shall be the duty of the several United States attorneys, in their respective districts, under the directions of the Attorney General, to institute proceedings to enforce the remedies and to collect the forfeitures provided for in, or pursuant to this chapter. Whenever the Secretary, or such officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture as he may designate for the purpose, has reason to believe that any handler has violated, or is violating, the provisions of any order or amendment thereto issued pursuant to this chapter, the Secretary shall have power to institute an investigation and, after due notice to such handler, to conduct a hearing in order to determine the facts for the purpose of referring the matter to the Attorney General for appropriate action.
Cumulative remedies
The remedies provided for in this section shall be in addition to, and not exclusive of, any of the remedies or penalties provided for elsewhere in this chapter or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity.
“Person” defined
The term “person” as used in this chapter includes an individual, partnership, corporation, association, and any other business unit.
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.
Pub. L. 73–25 · 48 Stat. 31
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 608a
May 12, 1933, ch. 25, title I, § 8a, as added May 9, 1934, ch. 263, § 4, 48 Stat. 672
Source evidence
Code source credit
May 12, 1933, ch. 25, title I, § 8a, as added May 9, 1934, ch. 263, § 4, 48 Stat. 672Public Law not identified
Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 608a(1)
Subsec. (1). Act Aug. 24, 1935, § 8, substituted “persons engaged in handling” for “handlers” wherever appearing; struck out “or in competition with,” in par. (B); inserted “directly” before “to burden” in par. (B);
Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 608a(1)
Subsec. (1). Act Aug. 24, 1935, § 8, struck out “in any way” in par. (B)
Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (1). Act Aug. 24, 1935, § 8, substituted “persons engaged in handling” for “handlers” wherever appearing; struck out “or in competition with,” in par. (B); inserted “directly” before “to burden” in par. (B); and struck out “in any way” in par. (B).Public Law not identified
Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 608a(6)
Subsec. (6). Act Aug. 24, 1935, § 9, inserted “or” after “regulation,”
Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 608a(6)
Subsec. (6). Act Aug. 24, 1935, § 9, struck out “or license”
Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (6). Act Aug. 24, 1935, § 9, inserted “or” after “regulation,” and struck out “or license”.Public Law not identified
Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 608a(7)
Subsec. (7). Act Aug. 24, 1935, § 10, inserted last sentence
Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (7). Act Aug. 24, 1935, § 10, inserted last sentence.Public Law not identified
Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 608a(6)
Subsec. (6). Act June 3, 1937, § 2(c), struck out “the provisions of this section, or of”
Unresolved: No Public Law or Statutes at Large citation in the Code source.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (6). Act June 3, 1937, § 2(c), struck out “the provisions of this section, or of”.Agricultural Act of 1961
Pub. L. 87–128 title I § 141(2) · 75 Stat. 294
Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 608a(5)
Pub. L. 87–128 struck out “willfully” after “Any person”
Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 608a(5)
Pub. L. 87–128 substituted provision for forfeiture of a sum equal to the value of the excess at the current market price for the commodity at the time of violation for provision for forfeiture of a sum equal to three times the current market value of the excess
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (5). Pub. L. 87–128 struck out “willfully” after “Any person” and substituted provision for forfeiture of a sum equal to the value of the excess at the current market price for the commodity at the time of violation for provision for forfeiture of a sum equal to three times the current market value of the excess.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) Section 8a(5) is amended to read as follows: “(5) Any person exceeding any quota or allotment fixed for him under this title by the Secretary of Agriculture and any other person knowingly participating or aiding in the exceeding of such quota or allotment shall forfeit to the United States a sum equal to the value of such excess at the current market price for such commodity at the time of violation, which forfeiture shall be recoverable in a civil suit brought in the name of the United States.”
2 of 9 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial · 6 unresolved
Editorial Notes
Codification
Provisions of subsecs. (1) to (4), relating to establishment, regulation and determination of sugar quotas, agreements limiting or regulating child labor, wages, and adjustment of disputes in the sugar industry, and prescribing penalties for violations thereof, were omitted since they ceased to apply on , in accordance with the provisions of section 510 of the Sugar Act of 1937, act Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 898, 50 Stat. 916. Section 510 of act , provided in part that: “The provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended [this chapter], shall cease to apply to sugar upon the enactment of this Act []”
. Provisions similar to former subsecs. (1) to (4) were contained in the Sugar Act of 1948, section 1100 et seq. of this title, which expired on .
Amendments1935–1961 · 3 rounds
1961
Subsec. (5). Pub. L. 87–128 struck out “willfully” after “Any person” and substituted provision for forfeiture of a sum equal to the value of the excess at the current market price for the commodity at the time of violation for provision for forfeiture of a sum equal to three times the current market value of the excess.
1937
Subsec. (6). Act , § 2(c), struck out “the provisions of this section, or of”.
1935
Subsec. (1). Act , § 8, substituted “persons engaged in handling” for “handlers” wherever appearing; struck out “or in competition with,” in par. (B); inserted “directly” before “to burden” in par. (B); and struck out “in any way” in par. (B).
Subsec. (6). Act , § 9, inserted “or” after “regulation,” and struck out “or license”.
Subsec. (7). Act , § 10, inserted last sentence.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Act , eff. , substituted “United States attorneys” for “district attorneys” in subsec. (7). See section 541 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and Historical and Revision Notes thereunder.
Validity of Section Affirmed
Act , affirmed and validated, and reenacted without change the provisions of subsections (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) of this section, except for the amendment to subsection (6) by section 2 of the act. See note set out under section 601 of this title.
Executive Documents
Admission of Hawaii as State
Admission of Hawaii into the Union was accomplished , on issuance of Proc. No. 3309, , 24 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat. c74, as required by sections 1 and 7(c) of Pub. L. 86–3, , 73 Stat. 4, set out as notes preceding 491 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
Credits
1933–1961 · 5 acts
- 1933May 12, 1933, ch. 25, title I, § 8a, as added May 9, 1934, ch. 263, § 4, 48 Stat. 672
- 1935amended Aug. 24, 1935, ch. 641, §§ 8–10, 49 Stat. 762
- 1937June 3, 1937, ch. 296, §§ 1, 2(c), 50 Stat. 246, 247
- 1948June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1, 62 Stat. 909
- 1961Pub. L. 87–128, title I, § 141(2), , 75 Stat. 304.
Show as published
(May 12, 1933, ch. 25, title I, § 8a, as added May 9, 1934, ch. 263, § 4, 48 Stat. 672; amended Aug. 24, 1935, ch. 641, §§ 8–10, 49 Stat. 762; June 3, 1937, ch. 296, §§ 1, 2(c), 50 Stat. 246, 247; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1, 62 Stat. 909; Pub. L. 87–128, title I, § 141(2), , 75 Stat. 304.)