§ 503. — Reports; necessity; by whom made; penalties.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC503]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 21--TOBACCO STATISTICS
Sec. 503. Reports; necessity; by whom made; penalties
It shall be the duty of every dealer, manufacturer, quasi-
manufacturer, growers' cooperative association, warehouseman, broker,
holder, or owner, other than the original grower, except such persons as
are excluded by the proviso to section 501 of this title, to furnish
within fifteen days after January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of
each year, completely and correctly, to the best of his knowledge, a
report of the quantity of leaf tobacco on hand, segregated in accordance
with the blanks furnished by the Secretary of Agriculture. Any person,
firm, association, or corporation required by this chapter to furnish a
report, and any officer, agent, or employee thereof who shall refuse or
willfully neglect to furnish any of the information required by this
chapter, or shall willfully give answers that are false or misleading,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not less than $300 or more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more
than one year, or both.
(Jan. 14, 1929, ch. 69, Sec. 3, 45 Stat. 1080; July 14, 1932, ch. 480,
Sec. 2, 47 Stat. 663.)
Amendments
1932--Act July 14, 1932, made quasi-manufacturers subject to
section.
