7 U.S.C. § 1376
Section 1376 · Court jurisdiction; duties of United States attorneys; remedies and penalties as additional
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case United States v. Lillard (1956)
Most recently applied in Cole v. AGRI (January 1998)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The several district courts of the United States are vested with jurisdiction specifically to enforce the provisions of this subchapter. If and when the Secretary shall so request, it shall be the duty of the several United States attorneys in their respective districts, under the direction of the Attorney General, to institute proceedings to collect the penalties provided in this subchapter. The remedies and penalties provided for herein shall be in addition to, and not exclusive of, any of the remedies or penalties under existing law. This section also shall be applicable to liquidated damages provided for pursuant to section 1349 of this title.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1964—Pub. L. 88–297 provided for application of this section to liquidated damages under section 1349 of this title.
Change of Name
Act June 25, 1948, eff. Sept. 1, 1948, substituted “United States attorneys” for “district attorneys”. See section 541 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and Historical and Revision Notes thereunder.
Cross References
Jurisdiction of district courts of actions for recovery of penalties, see section 1355 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.