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Code · U.S. Code · Title 7 - AGRICULTURE · CHAPTER 9— PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS · SUBCHAPTER V— GENERAL PROVISIONS · § 223

§ 223. Responsibility of principal for act or omission of agent

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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.
(Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title IV, § 403, 42 Stat. 168; Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title V, § 503, as added Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 532, 49 Stat. 649; amended Pub. L. 100–173, § 6, Nov. 23, 1987, 101 Stat. 918; Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10502(b)(2)(C), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 510.)
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  • Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64
  • 42 Stat. 168
  • Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 532
  • 49 Stat. 649
  • Pub. L. 100–173, § 6
  • 101 Stat. 918
  • Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10502(b)(2)(C)
  • 116 Stat. 510
  • Pub. L. 107–171
  • Pub. L. 100–173
  • section 12 of Pub. L. 100–173
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§ 223
Responsibility of principal for act or omission of agent
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ActAug. 15, 1921, ch. 64
Stat.42 Stat. 168
ActAug. 14, 1935, ch. 532
Stat.49 Stat. 649
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–173, § 6
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