Legal Opinion

Valkering, U.S.A., Inc., a Corporation v. United States Department of Agriculture United States of America

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 21, 1995No. 94-1632PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Valkering, U.S.A., Inc. appeals from a decision and order rendered by the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture in favor of the USDA which assessed Valkering a civil penalty of $14,500. The Secretary assessed the penalty for Valker-ing’s involvement in nineteen horticultural shipments, totaling over 7,800 trees, in violation of the Plant Quarantine Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 161, 162 (1988), the Federal Plant Pest Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 150dd, 150ee (1988), and the regulations promulgated thereunder, 7 C.F.R. §§ 301.45-301.45-12 (1994). Valker-ing…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Dalton BAKER, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health & Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  3. Butz v. Glover Livestock Commission Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Panhandle Cooperative Association, Bridgeport, Nebraska v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  5. E. Lee Cox and Becky Cox, D/B/A Pixy Pals Kennel v. United States Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. McEwen v. Tennessee Department of SafetyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2005
  2. Valdak Corporation v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission the Secretary of the United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  3. Myles C. Culbertson v. United States Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
  4. Dawson Farms v. Risk Management AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  5. Dawson Farms v. Risk Management AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012

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