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$5,000, and imprisoned not less than 6 months nor more than 3 years. (2) EMPTY PACKAGES.— (A) F A I L U R E TO DESTROY STAMPS.—Any person who wUlfully

neglects or refuses to destroy utterly the stamps on any empty package which contained oleomargarine or adulterated butter, or i,,. filied cheese shall for each such offense be fined not exceeding $50, and imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 6 months; and (B) TRAFFICKING.—Any person who fraudulently gives away or accepts from another, or who sells, buys, or uses for packing oleomargarine or adulterated butter, any such stamped package shall for each such offense be fined not exceeding $100, and be imprisoned not more than 1 year. (3) SALE WHEN IMPROPERLY PACKED OR STAMPED.'—Every person

who sells or offers for sale any imported oleomargarine or adulterated butter, or oleomargarine or adulterated butter purporting or claimed to have been imported, not put up in packages and stamped as provided by subchapter F of chapter 38 or subchapter C of chapter 39, shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $5,000, and be imprisoned not less than 6 months nor more than 2 years. (4) FRAUD BY IMPORTER.—Whenever any person importing oleomargarine defrauds, or attempts to defraud, the United States of the tax on the oleomargarine imported by him, or any part thereof, he shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $5,000, and shall be imprisoned not less than 6 months nor more than 3 years. SEC. 7235. VIOLATION OF LAWS RELATING TO ADULTERATED BUTTER AND PROCESS OR RENOVATED BUTTER. (a) ADULTERATED B U T T E R — F A L S E BRANDING, SALE, PACKING, OR STAMPING I N VIOLATION OF LAW.—Every person who knowingly sells

or offers for sale, or delivers or offers to deliver, any adulterated butter in any other form than in new wooden, tin-plate, or paper packages as described in section 4815(a), or who packs in any package any adulterated butter in any manner contrary to law, or who falsely brands any package or affixes a stamp on any package denoting a less amount of tax than that required by law, shall be fined for each offense not more than $1,000, and be imprisoned not more than 2 years. (b) F A I L U R E OF WHOLESALE D E A L E R S TO K E E P OR P E R M I T INSPECTION OF BOOKS, OR TO R E N D E R RETURNS.—Any person who

willfully violates any of the provisions of section 4815(b) shall for each such offense be fined not less than $50 and not exceeding $500, and imprisoned not less than 30 days nor more than 6 months. (c) F A I L U R E TO COMPLY W I T H PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MANUFACTURE, STORAGE, AND M A R K I N G OF PROCESS OR RENOVATED

BUTTER.—Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of section 4817 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. (d) D E A L E R S I N ADULTERATED BUTTER.—Every person who carries on the business of a dealer in adulterated butter without having paid the special tax therefor, as required by law, shall, besides being liable § 7235(d)

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