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U.S. Code/Title 7/§ 1638b

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7 U.S.C. § 1638b.Chapter 38

§ 1638b

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((a)) ** Warnings** If the Secretary determines that a retailer or person engaged in the business of supplying a covered commodity to a retailer is in violation of , the Secretary shall—

((1)) notify the retailer  of the determination of the Secretary; and

((2)) provide the retailer  a 30-day period, beginning on the date on which the retailer  receives the notice under paragraph (1) from the Secretary, during which the retailer  may take necessary steps to comply with .

((b)) ** Fines** If, on completion of the 30-day period described in subsection (a)(2), the Secretary determines that the retailer or person engaged in the business of supplying a covered commodity to a retailer has—

((1)) not made a good faith effort to comply with , and

((2)) continues to willfully violate with respect to the violation about which the retailer or person received notification under subsection (a)(1),

§ 1638a

Release: pl-119-103 (2026-09-02)

§ 1638c

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