§ 209. Liability to individuals for violations; enforcement generally

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1921

   Pub. L. 67–64 · 42 Stat. 147

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 209

   Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title III, § 308, 42 Stat. 165

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title III, § 308, 42 Stat. 165

2. 1976

   Pub. L. 94–410 § 6 · 90 Stat. 1249

   1. Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 209(a)

      Pub. L. 94–410 struck out references to violations of specific sections

   2. Added · 7 U.S.C. § 209(a)

      Pub. L. 94–410 added packers to categories of regulated persons against whom private action could be brought for violation of chapter

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–410 struck out references to violations of specific sections and added packers to categories of regulated persons against whom private action could be brought for violation of chapter.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 6. Section 308(a) of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended (7 U.S.C. 209(a)) is amended to read as follows: “(a) If any person subject to this Act violates any of the provisions of this Act or of any order of the Secretary under this Act, relating to the purchase, sale, or handling of livestock, he shall be liable to the person or persons injured thereby for the full amount of damages sustained in consequence of such violation.”.

3. 1987

   Poultry Producers Financial Protection Act of 1987

   Pub. L. 100–173 § 5 · 101 Stat. 917

   Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 209(a)

   Pub. L. 100–173 inserted “the purchase or sale of poultry, or relating to any poultry growing arrangement,” after “livestock,”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–173 inserted “the purchase or sale of poultry, or relating to any poultry growing arrangement,” after “livestock,”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 5. LIABILITY AND ENFORCEMENT. Section 308(a) of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 209(a)), is amended by inserting “the purchase or sale of poultry, or relating to any poultry growing arrangement,” after “livestock,”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 100–173 effective 90 days after Nov. 23, 1987, see section 12 of Pub. L. 100–173, set out as a note under section 182 of this title.

4. 2002

   Pub. L. 107–171 title X § 10502(b)(2)(B) · 116 Stat. 134

   Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 209(a)

   Pub. L. 107–171 inserted “or swine production contract” after “poultry growing arrangement”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–171 inserted “or swine production contract” after “poultry growing arrangement”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) Section 308(a) of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 209(a)), is amended by inserting “or swine production contract” after “poultry growing arrangement”.

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