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[Laws in effect as of January 2, 2001]
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  January 2, 2001 and January 28, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC7736]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                      CHAPTER 104--PLANT PROTECTION
 
                SUBCHAPTER II--INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
 
Sec. 7736. Court jurisdiction


(a) In general

    The United States district courts, the District Court of Guam, the 
District Court of the Virgin Islands, the highest court of American 
Samoa, and the United States courts of other territories and possessions 
are vested with jurisdiction in all cases arising under this chapter. 
Any action arising under this chapter may be brought, and process may be 
served, in the judicial district where a violation or interference 
occurred or is about to occur, or where the person charged with the 
violation, interference, impending violation, impending interference, or 
failure to pay resides, is found, transacts business, is licensed to do 
business, or is incorporated.

(b) Exception

    This section does not apply to the imposition of civil penalties 
under section 7734(b) of this title.

(Pub. L. 106-224, title IV, Sec. 426, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 451.)
