7 U.S.C. § 224
Current through P.L. 118-62 (published on www.congress.gov on 05/13/2024)
The Secretary may report any violation of this chapter to the Attorney General of the United States, who shall cause appropriate proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted in the proper courts of the United States without delay.
7 U.S.C. § 224
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1935-Act Aug. 15, 1921, title V, §503, as added Aug. 14, 1935, purported to insert "or any live poultry dealer or handler" after "packer" but word "packer" does not appear in this section.
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture;
- live poultry dealer
- The term "live poultry dealer" means any person engaged in the business of obtaining live poultry by purchase or under a poultry growing arrangement for the purpose of either slaughtering it or selling it for slaughter by another, if poultry is obtained by such person in commerce, or if poultry obtained by such person is sold or shipped in commerce, or if poultry products from poultry obtained by such person are sold or shipped in commerce; and