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§61. Definitions.
Whenever used in this chapter -
(Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 262, Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 1486.)
§62. Manufacture, shipment, or delivery for shipment in interstate or foreign commerce prohibited.
It is declared that filled milk, as defined in section 61 of this title, is an adulterated article of food, injurious to the public health, and its sale constitutes a fraud upon the public. It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture within any Territory or possession, or within the District of Columbia, or to ship or deliver for shipment in interstate or foreign commerce, any filled milk.
(Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 262, Sec. 2, 42 Stat. 1487.)
§63. Penalties; acts of agents deemed acts of principals.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall upon conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both. When construing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the act, omission, or failure of any person acting for or employed by any individual, partnership, corporation, or association, within the scope of his employment or office, shall in every case be deemed the act, omission, or failure, of such individual, partnership, corporation, or association, as well as of such person.
(Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 262, Sec. 3, 42 Stat. 1487.)
§64. Regulations for enforcement.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services is authorized and directed to make and enforce such regulations as may in his judgment be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 262, Sec. 4, as added Aug. 27, 1935, ch. 743, 49 Stat. 885; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, Sec. 12, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2421, 54 Stat. 1237; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, Sec. 5, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; Oct. 17, 1979, Pub. L. 96-88, title V, Sec. 509(b), 93 Stat. 695.)
¹ FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT By virtue of act June 25, 1938, ch. 675, Sec. 902(c), 52 Stat. 1059 (section 392(b) of this title), nothing contained in section 301 et seq. of this title shall be construed as in any way affecting, modifying, repealing, or superseding the provisions of sections 61 to 64 of this title.
BUREAU OF DAIRY INDUSTRY General provisions, see sections 401 to 404 of Title 7, Agriculture.