7-U.S.C.-192

7-U.S.C.-192

§192 – Unlawful Practices Enumerated

Pathway

Title 7 > Chapter 9 > Subchapter II > Part A > Section 192

Details

  • Reference: Section 192
  • Legend: §192 – Unlawful Practices Enumerated
  • USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

It shall be unlawful for any packer or swine contractor with respect to livestock, meats, meat food products, or livestock products in unmanufactured form, or for any live poultry dealer with respect to live poultry, to:

(a) Engage in or use any unfair, unjustly discriminatory, or deceptive practice or device; or

(b) Make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any particular person or locality in any respect, or subject any particular person or locality to any undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage in any respect; or

(c) Sell or otherwise transfer to or for any other packer, swine contractor, or any live poultry dealer, or buy or otherwise receive from or for any other packer, swine contractor, or any live poultry dealer, any article for the purpose or with the effect of apportioning the supply between any such persons, if such apportionment has the tendency or effect of restraining commerce or of creating a monopoly; or

(d) Sell or otherwise transfer to or for any other person, or buy or otherwise receive from or for any other person, any article for the purpose or with the effect of manipulating or controlling prices, or of creating a monopoly in the acquisition of, buying, selling, or dealing in, any article, or of restraining commerce; or

(e) Engage in any course of business or do any act for the purpose or with the effect of manipulating or controlling prices, or of creating a monopoly in the acquisition of, buying, selling, or dealing in, any article, or of restraining commerce; or

(f) Conspire, combine, agree, or arrange with any other person (1) to apportion territory for carrying on business, or (2) to apportion purchases or sales of any article, or (3) to manipulate or control prices; or

(g) Conspire, combine, agree, or arrange with any other person to do, or aid or abet the doing of, any act made unlawful by subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of this section.

(Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title II, §202, 42 Stat. 161; Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title V, §503, as added Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 532, 49 Stat. 649; Pub. L. 85–909, §1(1), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1749; Pub. L. 94–410, §3(a), Sept. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1249; Pub. L. 100–173, §3, Nov. 23, 1987, 101 Stat. 917; Pub. L. 102–237, title X, §1008(1), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1898; Pub. L. 106–78, title IX, §912, Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1205; Pub. L. 107–171, title X, §10502(b)(1), (2)(A), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 509, 510.)

Amendment of Section

For termination of amendment by section 942 of Pub. L. 106–78, see Termination Date of 1999 Amendment note below.

Amendments

2002—Pub. L. 107–171, §10502(b)(1), substituted packer or swine contractor” for packer” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–171, §10502(b)(2)(A), inserted , swine contractor,” after other packer” in two places.

1999—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–78, §§912, 942, temporarily struck out whatsoever” after locality in any respect” and after disadvantage in any respect”. See Termination Date of 1999 Amendment note below.

1991—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–237 substituted a comma for period after second reference to dealer”.

1987—Pub. L. 100–173, §3(1), substituted for any packer with respect to livestock, meats, meat food products, or livestock products in unmanufactured form, or for any live poultry dealer with respect to live poultry, to” for with respect to livestock, meats, meat food products, livestock products in unmanufactured form, poultry, or poultry products for any packer or any live poultry dealer or handler to” in introductory provisions.

Par. (c). Pub. L. 100–173, §3(2), struck out reference to poultry handlers wherever appearing and substituted such persons” for such packers”.

1976—Pub. L. 94–410 struck out in commerce” wherever appearing.

1958—Pub. L. 85–909 inserted with respect to livestock, meats, meat food products, livestock products in unmanufactured form, poultry, or poultry products” after unlawful”.

1935—Act Aug. 15, 1921, title V, §503, as added Aug. 14, 1935, inserted or any live poultry dealer or handler” after packer” wherever appearing.

Termination Date of 1999 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 106–78 to terminate Sept. 30, 2015, see section 942 of Pub. L. 106–78, as amended, set out in a Livestock Mandatory Reporting note under section 1635 of this title.

Effective Date of 1987 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 100–173 effective 90 days after Nov. 23, 1987, see section 12 of Pub. L. 100–173, set out as a note under section 182 of this title.

U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage

Subchapter II – Critical Agricultural Materials in the Legal Encyclopedia: Agriculture

In this entry about Subchapter II – Critical Agricultural Materials, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to agriculture in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States agriculture-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.

Topic Map


Posted

in

,

by

Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *