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Art. 173

910.1AgricAFederal ActJan 1, 1999Original source
  1. Unless the offence carries a more severe penalty under a different provision, a person who wilfully commits any of the following acts shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 40,000 francs:1
    1. 2 violates or makes unpermitted use of the common identity devised by the Confederation under Article 12 paragraph 3;
    2. 3 infringes the labelling regulations that have been issued or recognised under Article 14 paragraph 1 letters a–c, e and f and Article 15;
    ater.4breaches the regulations on the use of official marks under Article 14 paragraph 4; b. infringes the regulations issued under Article 18 paragraph 1 on the declaration of goods produced using methods that are banned in Switzerland; c. refuses, falsifies or provides incomplete information when data is collected under Article 27 or Article 185; cbis.5 fails to meet the requirements of Article 27a paragraph 1 or fails to comply with a permit requirement or measures ordered under Article 27a paragraph 2; d. provides false or misleading information in a procedure concerning a subsidy or for the allocation of quotas; e. produces or sells milk or dairy products in breach of the regulations or orders issued by the Confederation on the basis of this Act; f.6 plants vines without a permit, fails to fulfil his or her obligations concerning trade in wine or infringes the requirements for terms relating specifically to wine laid down in Article 63 paragraph 4; g. infringes regulations on artificial insemination under Article 145; gbis.7 fails to comply with the provisions on the import of breeding animals, sperm, ova and embryos under Article 146; gter.8 infringes the regulations on the breeding, import or circulation of genetically modified livestock according to Article 146a; gquater.9 infringes the preventive measures issued under Article 148a or 165a ; h.10 infringes the regulations on the maintenance of plant health under Article 152, 153 or 153a ; i.11 fails to comply with the instructions for use under Article 159 paragraph 2 or the regulations on use under Article 159a; k.12 produces, imports, stocks, transports, circulates, sells or recommends aids to production that are subject to mandatory approval (Article 160), uses antibiotics and similar substances to enhance performance in livestock or fails to register their use for therapeutic purposes (Article 160 paragraph 8); kbis.13 produces, imports, stocks, transports, circulates, sells or recommends aids to production without being approved or registered with the relevant authority; kter.14 infringes the regulations on labelling and packaging of aids to production issued under Article 161; kquater.15 imports, stocks, transports, circulates, sells or recommends banned aids to production (Article 159a ); l. imports, uses or circulates plant propagation material of a type not included in a catalogue of plant varieties (Article 162); m. fails to comply with the safety distances set out in Article 163; n. fails to provide the information required under Article 164; o. fails to fulfil his or her obligation to provide information under Article 183.
  2. A person commits any of the foregoing acts through negligence shall be liable to a fine not exceeding. 10,000 francs.
  3. Unless the offence carries a more severe a person who wilfully commits any of the following acts shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 5,000 francs:
    1. 16 …
    2. fails to comply with a provision on implementation whose contravention is declared to be an offence.
  4. Attempts and complicity are also offences.
  5. In particularly minor cases, prosecution or imposition of a penalty may be dispensed with.

Footnotes

  1. Amended by No I of the FA of 22 June 2007, in force since 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2007 6095;BBl 2006 6337). ↩

  2. Amended by No I of the FA of 22 March 2013, in force since 1 Jan. 2014 (AS 2013 3463,3863;BBl 2012 2075). ↩

  3. Inserted by No I of the FA of 22 March 2013, in force since 1 Jan. 2014 (AS 2013 3463,3863;BBl 2012 2075). ↩

  4. Inserted by No I of the FA of 22 March 2013, in force since 1 Jan. 2014 (AS 2013 3463,3863;BBl 2012 2075). ↩

  5. Inserted by No I of the FA of 22 June 2007, in force since 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2007 6095;BBl 2006 6337). ↩

  6. Amended by No I of the FA of 16 June 2023, in force since 1 Jan. 2025 (AS 2024 623;BBl 2020 3955). ↩

  7. Inserted by No I of the FA of 22 June 2007, in force since 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2007 6095;BBl 2006 6337). ↩

  8. Inserted by No I of the FA of 22 June 2007, in force since 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2007 6095;BBl 2006 6337). ↩

  9. Inserted by No I of the FA of 22 June 2007 (AS 2007 6095;BBl 2006 6337). Amended by No I of the FA of 16 June 2023, in force since 1 Jan. 2025 (AS 2024 623;BBl 2020 3955). ↩

  10. Amended by No I of the FA of 16 June 2023, in force since 1 Jan. 2025 (AS 2024 623;BBl 2020 3955). ↩

  11. Amended by No I of the FA of 22 June 2007, in force since 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2007 6095;BBl 2006 6337). ↩

  12. Amended by No I of the FA of 22 June 2007, in force since 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2007 6095;BBl 2006 6337). ↩

  13. Inserted by No I of the FA of 22 June 2007, in force since 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2007 6095;BBl 2006 6337). ↩

  14. Inserted by No I of the FA of 22 June 2007, in force since 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2007 6095;BBl 2006 6337). ↩

  15. Inserted by Annex No 3 of the FA of 12 June 2009, in force since 1 July 2010 (AS 2010 2617;BBl 2008 7275). ↩

  16. Repealed by No I of the FA of 22 June 2007, with effect from 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2007 6095;BBl 2006 6337). ↩

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