§ 5711. — Enforcement and penalties.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 49USC5711]
TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE III--GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 57--SANITARY FOOD TRANSPORTATION
Sec. 5711. Enforcement and penalties
(a) Actions.--The Secretary of Transportation shall request that a
civil action be brought and take action to eliminate or ameliorate an
imminent hazard related to a violation of a regulation prescribed or
order issued under this chapter in the same way and to the same extent
as authorized by section 5122 of this title.
(b) Applicable Penalties and Procedures.--The penalties and
procedures in sections 5123 and 5124 of this title apply to a violation
of a regulation prescribed or order issued under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 858.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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5711(a)............................... 49 App.:2810(b). Nov. 3, 1990, Pub. L. 101-500, Sec.
11, 104 Stat. 1217.
5711(b)............................... 49 App.:2810(a).
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This section is substituted for the source provisions for
consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 5713 of this title.
