Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 20A — Perishable Agricultural Commodities
§ 499p. Liability of licensees for acts and omissions of agents
Statutory text
In construing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the act, omission, or failure of any agent, officer, or other person acting for or employed by any commission merchant, dealer, or broker, within the scope of his employment or office, shall in every case be deemed the act, omission, or failure of such commission merchant, dealer, or broker as that of such agent, officer, or other person.
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.
Pub. L. 71–436 § 16 · 46 Stat. 531
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 499p
(June 10, 1930, ch. 436, § 16, 46 Stat. 538.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(June 10, 1930, ch. 436, § 16, 46 Stat. 538.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 16. In construing and enforcing the provisions of this Act, the act, omission, or failure of any agent, officer, or other person acting for or employed by any commission merchant, dealer, or broker, within the scope of his employment or office, shall in every case be deemed the act, omission, or failure of such commission merchant, dealer, or broker as that of such agent, officer, or other person.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 566 of this title.
Credits
(June 10, 1930, ch. 436, § 16, 46 Stat. 538.)