In the case of information furnished under a provision of law referred to in subsection (d), neither the Secretary of Agriculture, any other officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture or agency thereof, nor any other person may-
Any person who shall publish, cause to be published, or otherwise publicly release information collected pursuant to a provision of law referred to in subsection (d), in any manner or for any purpose prohibited in section1 (a), shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.
For purposes of this section, a provision of law referred to in this subsection means-
This section shall not prohibit the release of information under section 2204g(f)(2) of this title.
1So in original. Probably should be "subsection".
7 U.S.C. § 2276
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 10109 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, referred to in subsec. (d)(13), is section 10109 of Pub. L. 115-334 which relates to a multiple crop and pesticide use survey. Subsecs. (a) to (c) of section 10109 are not classified to the Code. Subsec. (d) of section 10109 amended this section.
AMENDMENTS2018-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115-334, §10109(d)(1)(A), inserted heading. Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 115-334, §10109(d)(1)(B), substituted "paragraph (12) or (13) of subsection (d)" for "subsection (d)(12)". Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115-334, §10109(d)(2)(A), inserted heading.Subsec. (d)(13). Pub. L. 115-334, §10109(d)(2)(B)-(D), added par. (13). 2002-Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 107-171, §2004(b)(1), added par. (3).Subsec. (d)(12). Pub. L. 107-171, §2004(b)(2), added par. (12).1999-Subsec. (d)(10), (11). Pub. L. 106-113 added par. (10) and redesignated former par. (10) as (11).1997-Subsec. (d)(10). Pub. L. 105-113, §4(a)(2), added par. (10).Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105-113, §4(b), added subsec. (e).