§ 472. — Information furnished of confidential character; penalty for divulging information.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 7USC472]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 19--COTTON STATISTICS AND ESTIMATES
Sec. 472. Information furnished of confidential character;
penalty for divulging information
The information furnished by any individual establishment under the
provisions of this chapter shall be considered as strictly confidential
and shall be used only for the statistical purpose for which it is
supplied. Any employee of the Department of Agriculture who, without the
written authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, shall publish or
communicate any information given into his possession by reason of his
employment under the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than
$300 or more than $1,000, or imprisoned for a period of not exceeding
one year, or both so fined and imprisoned, at the discretion of the
court.
(Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 337, Sec. 2, 44 Stat. 1373.)
