7 U.S.C. § 198
Definitions
United States · Title 7 — AGRICULTURE · Status: effective
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- 7 U.S.C. § 198, Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/428677
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Except as provided in section 198b(a) of this title, in this part:
The term “market” means the sale or disposition of swine, pork, or pork products in commerce.
The term “packer” has the meaning given the term in section 1635i of this title.
The term “pork” means the meat of a porcine animal.
The term “pork product” means a product or byproduct produced or processed in whole or in part from pork.
The term “State” means each of the 50 States.
The term “swine” means a porcine animal raised to be a feeder pig, raised for seedstock, or raised for slaughter.
The term “type of contract” means the classification of contracts or risk management agreements for the purchase of swine by—
Except as provided in this part, a term has the meaning given the term in section 1635a or 1635i of this title.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000