7 U.S.C. § 2714

Civil enforcement proceedings

United States · Title 7 — AGRICULTURE · Status: effective

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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 or regulation made or issued pursuant to this chapter. Any civil action authorized to be brought under this subsection shall be referred to the Attorney General for appropriate action: Provided, That nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the Secretary to refer to the Attorney General violations of this chapter whenever he believes that the administration and enforcement of the program would be adequately served by administrative action pursuant to subsection (b) of this section or suitable written notice or warning to any person committing such violations.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

Enacted byPub. L. 93-428(H.R. 12000)1974-10-01
Egg Research and Consumer Information Act
House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
Amended byPub. L. 96-276(H.R. 6285)1980-06-17
An act to amend the Egg Research and Consumer Information Act and to establish an intergovernmental study group to analyze recent events in the silver cash and futures markets.
House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally