Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 9. Packers and Stockyards
57 sections
Subchapter I — General Definitions
Part A — General Provisions
- 191“Packer” defined
- 192Unlawful practices enumerated
- 193Procedure before Secretary for violations
- 194Conclusiveness of order; appeal and review
- 195Punishment for violation of order
- 196Statutory trust established; livestock
- 197Statutory trust established; poultry
- 197aProduction contracts
- 197bChoice of law and venue
- 197cArbitration
Part B — Swine Packer Marketing Contracts
Subchapter III — Stockyards and Stockyard Dealers
- 201“Stockyard owner”; “stockyard services”; “market agency”; “dealer”; defined
- 202“Stockyard” defined; determination by Secretary as to particular yard
- 203Activity as stockyard dealer or market agency; benefits to business and welfare of stockyard; registration; penalty for failure to register
- 204Bond and suspension of registrants
- 205General duty as to services; revocation of registration
- 206Rates and charges generally; discrimination
- 207Schedule of rates
- 208Unreasonable or discriminatory practices generally; rights of stockyard owner of management and regulation
- 209Liability to individuals for violations; enforcement generally
- 210Proceedings before Secretary for violations
- 211Order of Secretary as to charges or practices; prescribing rates and practices generally
- 212Prescribing rates and practices to prevent discrimination between intrastate and interstate commerce
- 213Prevention of unfair, discriminatory, or deceptive practices
- 214Effective date of orders
- 215Failure to obey orders; punishment
- 216Proceedings to enforce orders; injunction
- 217Proceedings for suspension of orders
- 217aFees for inspection of brands or marks
- 217bStatutory trust established; dealer
Subchapter IV — Live Poultry Dealers and Handlers
Subchapter V — General Provisions
- 221Accounts and records of business; punishment for failure to keep
- 222Federal Trade Commission powers adopted for enforcement of chapter
- 223Responsibility of principal for act or omission of agent
- 224Attorney General to institute court proceedings for enforcement
- 225Laws unaffected
- 226Powers of Interstate Commerce Commission unaffected
- 227Powers of Federal Trade Commission and Secretary of Agriculture
- 228Authority of Secretary
- 228aAuthority of Secretary to request temporary injunction or restraining order
- 228bPrompt payment for purchase of livestock
- 228b–1Final date for making payment to cash seller or poultry grower
- 228b–2Violations by live poultry dealers
- 228b–3Judicial review of order regarding live poultry dealer
- 228b–4Violation of final order by live poultry dealer; penalty
- 228cFederal preemption of State and local requirements
- 228dAnnual assessment of cattle and hog industries
- 229Repealed. Pub. L. 110–234, title XI
- 229aRepealed. Pub. L. 106–78, title IX, § 913(a)
- 229bRight to discuss terms of contract
- 229cSeparability