7 U.S.C. § 223
Responsibility of principal for act or omission of agent
United States · Title 7 — AGRICULTURE · Status: effective
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- 7 U.S.C. § 223, Responsibility of principal for act or omission of agent, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/428705
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Full text
When 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 packer, any swine contractor, and any live poultry dealer, stockyard owner, market agency, or dealer, within the scope of his employment or office, shall in every case also be deemed the act, omission, or failure of such packer, any swine contractor, and any live poultry dealer, stockyard owner, market agency, or dealer, as well as that of such agent, officer, or other person.
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. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Poultry Producers Financial Protection Act of 1987House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002