§ 3807. — General enforcement provisions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC3807]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 69--SWINE HEALTH PROTECTION
Sec. 3807. General enforcement provisions
(a) Injunctions
The Attorney General, upon the request of the Secretary, shall bring
an action to enjoin the violation of, or to compel compliance with, any
provision of this chapter or any regulation issued by the Secretary
hereunder by any person. Such action shall be brought in the appropriate
United States district court for the judicial district in which such
person resides or transacts business or in which the violation or
omission has occurred or is about to occur. Process in such cases may be
served in any judicial district wherein the defendant resides or
transacts business or wherever the defendant may be found.
(b) Access to premises or facility and books and records; examination;
samples
Any person subject to the provisions of this chapter shall, at all
reasonable times, upon notice by a duly authorized representative of the
Secretary, afford such representative access to his premises or facility
and opportunity to examine the premises or facility, the garbage there
at, and books and records thereof, to copy all such books and records
and to take reasonable sample of such garbage.
(c) Additional powers
For the efficient execution of the provisions of this chapter, and
in order to provide information for the use of Congress, the provisions
(including penalties) of sections 46 and 48 through 50 of title 15, are
made applicable to the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of the Secretary
in enforcing the provisions of this chapter and to any person subject to
the provisions of this chapter, whether or not a corporation. The
Secretary, in person or by such agents as he may designate, may
prosecute any inquiry necessary to his duties under this chapter in any
part of the United States.
(Pub. L. 96-468, Sec. 8, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2232.)
