S. 2427 — A bill to authorize civil penalties for violations of various laws for preventing the introduction and dissemination of livestock and poultry diseases, plant diseases, and plant pests.

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Amends Federal law to authorize civil penalties for violations of various animal and plant quarantine provisions. Adds specified criminal penalties and increases specified fines for such violations.

Eliminates specified conveyance forfeiture provisions.

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H.R. 6679An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to assess civil penalties with respect to violations of certain Acts relating to the prevention of the introduction and dissemination into the United States of plant pests, plant diseases, and livestock and poultry diseases, to increase the amount of criminal fines which may be imposed with respect to violations of such Acts, and for other purposes.
1983-01-12Became Public Law No: 97-461.
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1982-04-22
Introduced in Senate
1982-04-22
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

A bill to authorize civil penalties for violations of various laws for preventing the introduction and dissemination of livestock and poultry diseases, plant diseases, and plant pests.

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