---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 4510"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "4510"
heading: "Enforcement"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/4510"
units:
  - "Chapter 76 — Dairy Research and Promotion"
  - "Subchapter I — Dairy Promotion Program"
---

# §4510. Enforcement

- (a) **Restraining order; civil action; minor violation—** The district courts of the [United States](/usc/7/4502.md?p=l) are vested with jurisdiction specifically to enforce, and to prevent and restrain any [person](/usc/7/4502.md?p=g) from violating, any [order](/usc/7/2902.md?p=10) or regulation made or issued under this subchapter. Any civil action authorized to be brought under this subsection shall be referred to the Attorney General for appropriate action, except that the [Secretary](/usc/7/4502.md?p=c) is not required to refer to the Attorney General minor violations of this subchapter whenever the [Secretary](/usc/7/4502.md?p=c) believes that the administration and enforcement of this subchapter would be adequately served by suitable written notice or warning to any [person](/usc/7/4502.md?p=g) committing such violation.
- (b) **Civil penalties—** Any [person](/usc/7/4502.md?p=g) who willfully violates any provision of any [order](/usc/7/2902.md?p=10) issued by the [Secretary](/usc/7/4502.md?p=c) under this subchapter shall be assessed a civil penalty by the [Secretary](/usc/7/4502.md?p=c) of not more than $1,000 for each such violation and, in the case of a willful failure to pay, collect, or remit the assessment as required by the [order](/usc/7/2902.md?p=10), in addition to the amount due, a penalty equal to the amount of the assessment on the quantity of [milk](/usc/7/4502.md?p=d) as to which the failure applies. The amount of any such penalty shall accrue to the [United States](/usc/7/4502.md?p=l) and may be recovered in a civil suit brought by the [United States](/usc/7/4502.md?p=l).
- (c) **Availability of other remedies—** The remedies provided in subsections [(a)](#a) and [(b)](#b) of this section shall be in addition to, and not exclusive of, other remedies that may be available.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 98–180, title I, § 119, Nov. 29, 1983, 97 Stat. 1142.)