(a) Any person who knowingly, or as a result either of gross negligence or of a failure to make a reasonable effort to inform himself of the pertinent facts, violates any provision of this chapter or the rules and regulations made and promulgated thereunder shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall pay a fine of not more than $1,000, for the first offense, and upon conviction for each subsequent offense not more than $2,000.
(b) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or the rules and regulations made and promulgated thereunder shall forfeit to the United States a sum, not less than $25 or more than $500, for each such violation, which forfeiture shall be recoverable in a civil suit brought in the name of the United States.
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SUBCHAPTER IV— GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 1593. Standards, tests, tolerances
§ 1593a. Seed variety information and survey
§ 1594. Prohibition against alterations
§ 1597. Agent’s acts as binding principal
§ 1598. Notice of intention to prosecute
§ 1599. Cease and desist proceedings
§ 1600. Appeal to court of appeals
§ 1603. Procedural powers; witness fees and mileage
§ 1605. Authorization of appropriations
§ 1606. Authorization of expenditures