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[CITE: 21USC622]

 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
                       CHAPTER 12--MEAT INSPECTION
 
   SUBCHAPTER I--INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS; ADULTERATION AND MISBRANDING
 
Sec. 622. Bribery of or gifts to inspectors or other officers 
        and acceptance of gifts
        
    Any person, firm, or corporation, or any agent or employee of any 
person, firm, or corporation, who shall give, pay, or offer, directly or 
indirectly, to any inspector, deputy inspector, chief inspector, or any 
other officer or employee of the United States authorized to perform any 
of the duties prescribed by this chapter or by the rules and regulations 
of the Secretary any money or other thing of value, with intent to 
influence said inspector, deputy inspector, chief inspector, or other 
officer or employee of the United States in the discharge of any duty 
provided for in this chapter, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, 
upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not less than 
$5,000 nor more than $10,000 and by imprisonment not less than one year 
nor more than three years; and any inspector, deputy inspector, chief 
inspector, or other officer or employee of the United States authorized 
to perform any of the duties prescribed by this chapter who shall accept 
any money, gift, or other thing of value from any person, firm, or 
corporation, or officers, agents, or employees thereof, given with 
intent to influence his official action, or who shall receive or accept 
from any person, firm, or corporation engaged in commerce any gift, 
money, or other thing of value, given with any purpose or intent 
whatsoever, shall be deemed guilty of a felony and shall, upon 
conviction thereof, be summarily discharged from office and shall be 
punished by a fine not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 and by 
imprisonment not less than one year nor more than three years.

(Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, title I, Sec. 22, formerly 20th par., 34 Stat. 
1264; renumbered Sec. 22 and amended Pub. L. 90-201, Secs. 1, 3, Dec. 
15, 1967, 81 Stat. 584, 588.)

                          Codification

    Section was formerly classified to section 90 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1967--Pub. L. 90-201, Sec. 3, struck out ``interstate or foreign'' 
before ``commerce'' and ``of Agriculture'' after ``Secretary''.


                    Effective Date of 1967 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 90-201 effective Dec. 15, 1967, except that 
with respect to equines (other than horses) and their carcasses and 
parts thereof, meat, and meat food products thereof, amendment effective 
upon expiration of sixty days after Dec. 15, 1967, see section 20(b) of 
Pub. L. 90-201, set out as an Effective Date note under section 601 of 
this title.
