CHAPTER 9 — Packers and Stockyards
57 sections.
SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL DEFINITIONS 3 sections
SUBCHAPTER II — PACKERS GENERALLY 13 sections
Part A — General Provisions 10 sections
- § 191. — “Packer” defined
- § 192. — Unlawful practices enumerated
- § 193. — Procedure before Secretary for violations
- § 194. — Conclusiveness of order; appeal and review
- § 195. — Punishment for violation of order
- § 196. — Statutory trust established; livestock
- § 197. — Statutory trust established; poultry
- § 197a. — Production contracts
- § 197b. — Choice of law and venue
- § 197c. — Arbitration
Part B — Swine Packer Marketing Contracts 3 sections
SUBCHAPTER III — STOCKYARDS AND STOCKYARD DEALERS 19 sections
- § 201. — “Stockyard owner”; “stockyard services”; “market agency”; “dealer”; defined
- § 202. — “Stockyard” defined; determination by Secretary as to particular yard
- § 203. — Activity as stockyard dealer or market agency; benefits to business and welfare of stockyard; registration; penalty for failure to register
- § 204. — Bond and suspension of registrants
- § 205. — General duty as to services; revocation of registration
- § 206. — Rates and charges generally; discrimination
- § 207. — Schedule of rates
- § 208. — Unreasonable or discriminatory practices generally; rights of stockyard owner of management and regulation
- § 209. — Liability to individuals for violations; enforcement generally
- § 210. — Proceedings before Secretary for violations
- § 211. — Order of Secretary as to charges or practices; prescribing rates and practices generally
- § 212. — Prescribing rates and practices to prevent discrimination between intrastate and interstate commerce
- § 213. — Prevention of unfair, discriminatory, or deceptive practices
- § 214. — Effective date of orders
- § 215. — Failure to obey orders; punishment
- § 216. — Proceedings to enforce orders; injunction
- § 217. — Proceedings for suspension of orders
- § 217a. — Fees for inspection of brands or marks
- § 217b. — Statutory trust established; dealer
SUBCHAPTER IV — LIVE POULTRY DEALERS AND HANDLERS 1 sections
SUBCHAPTER V — GENERAL PROVISIONS 20 sections
- § 221. — Accounts and records of business; punishment for failure to keep
- § 222. — Federal Trade Commission powers adopted for enforcement of chapter
- § 223. — Responsibility of principal for act or omission of agent
- § 224. — Attorney General to institute court proceedings for enforcement
- § 225. — Laws unaffected
- § 226. — Powers of Interstate Commerce Commission unaffected
- § 227. — Powers of Federal Trade Commission and Secretary of Agriculture
- § 228. — Authority of Secretary
- § 228a. — Authority of Secretary to request temporary injunction or restraining order
- § 228b. — Prompt payment for purchase of livestock
- § 228b–1. — Final date for making payment to cash seller or poultry grower
- § 228b–2. — Violations by live poultry dealers
- § 228b–3. — Judicial review of order regarding live poultry dealer
- § 228b–4. — Violation of final order by live poultry dealer; penalty
- § 228c. — Federal preemption of State and local requirements
- § 228d. — Annual assessment of cattle and hog industries
- § 229. — Repealed. Pub. L. 110–234, title XI, 11004(b), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1356, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XI, § 11004(b), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2118
- § 229a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–78, title IX, § 913(a), Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1205
- § 229b. — Right to discuss terms of contract
- § 229c. — Separability