§ 17. — Penalty for sale or introduction of falsely labeled dairy or food products; venue.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 21USC17]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 1--ADULTERATED OR MISBRANDED FOODS OR DRUGS
SUBCHAPTER II--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 17. Penalty for sale or introduction of falsely labeled
dairy or food products; venue
If any person or persons violate the provisions of section 16 of
this title, either in person or through another, he shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor
more than $2,000. The jurisdiction for the prosecution of said
misdemeanor shall be within the district of the United States court in
which it is committed.
(July 1, 1902, ch. 1357, Sec. 2, 32 Stat. 632.)
