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.
Exception
section 7734(b) of this titleThis section does not apply to the imposition of civil penalties under .
Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, § 426114 Stat. 451(, , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Pub. L. 106–224114 Stat. 438section 7701 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this title”, meaning title IV of , , , known as the Plant Protection Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title IV to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.