{"identifier":"/us/usc/t7/s254","title":7,"num":"\u00a7\u202f254.","heading":"Penalties for noncompliance","text":"\u00a7\u202f254.\nPenalties for noncompliance\nIf a person fails to comply with any requirement of this chapter (including regulations promulgated under this chapter), the Secretary may assess, on the record after an opportunity for a hearing, a civil penalty\u2014\n(1) of not more than $25,000 per violation, if an agricultural product is not involved in the violation; or\n(2) of not more than 100 percent of the value of the agricultural product, if an agricultural product is involved in the violation.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t7/s254.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t7/s254","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f254."},{"t":"heading","text":"Penalties for noncompliance","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"If a person fails to comply with any requirement of this chapter (including regulations promulgated under this chapter), the Secretary may assess, on the record after an opportunity for a hearing, a civil penalty\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s254/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" of not more than $25,000 per violation, if an agricultural product is not involved in the violation; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t7/s254/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" of not more than 100 percent of the value of the agricultural product, if an agricultural product is involved in the violation.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}