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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 461. Offenses and punishment
(a) Violations; liability of agents, employees, and employers
Any person who violates the provisions of section 458, 459, 460,
463, or 466 of this title shall be fined not more than $1,000 or
imprisoned not more than one year, or both; but if such violation
involves intent to defraud, or any distribution or attempted
distribution of an article that is adulterated (except as defined
in section 453(g)(8) of this title), such person shall be fined not
more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
When construing or enforcing the provisions of said sections the
act, omission, or failure of any person acting for or employed by
any individual, partnership, corporation, or association within the
scope of his employment or office shall in every case be deemed the
act, omission, or failure of such individual, partnership,
corporation, or association, as well as of such person.
(b) Liability of carrier
No carrier shall be subject to the penalties of this chapter,
other than the penalties for violation of section 460 of this
title, by reason of his receipt, carriage, holding, or delivery, in
the usual course of business, as a carrier, of poultry or poultry
products, owned by another person unless the carrier has knowledge,
or is in possession of facts which would cause a reasonable person
to believe that such poultry or poultry products were not inspected
or marked in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or were
otherwise not eligible for transportation under this chapter or
unless the carrier refuses to furnish on request of a
representative of the Secretary the name and address of the person
from whom he received such poultry or poultry products, and copies
of all documents, if any there be, pertaining to the delivery of
the poultry or poultry products to such carrier.
(c) Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain persons; murder;
punishments
Any person who forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes,
intimidates, or interferes with any person while engaged in or on
account of the performance of his official duties under this
chapter shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more
than three years, or both. Whoever, in the commission of any such
acts, uses a deadly or dangerous weapon, shall be fined not more
than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
Whoever kills any person while engaged in or on account of the
performance of his official duties under this chapter shall be
punished as provided under sections 1111 and 1114 of title 18.
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