7 U.S.C. § 206 — Rates and charges generally; discrimination

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Stockyard owners and market agencies must charge just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory rates for stockyard services. Any unfair, unreasonable, or discriminatory charge is illegal. Charging by a percentage of the livestock's sale price isn't automatically discriminatory just because it isn't a flat per-head fee.

All rates or charges that a stockyard owner or market agency sets for stockyard services must be just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory. Any rate or charge that is unjust, unreasonable, or discriminatory is against the law. However, a rate based on a percentage of the livestock's gross sale price is not automatically banned just because it's a percentage instead of a flat per-head charge.

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All rates or charges made for any stockyard services furnished at a stockyard by a stockyard owner or market agency shall be just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory, and any unjust, unreasonable, or discriminatory rate or charge is prohibited and declared to be unlawful: Provided, That rates and charges based upon percentages of the gross sales prices of livestock shall not be prohibited merely because they are based upon such percentages rather than on a per head basis.

Source credit: (Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title III, § 305, 42 Stat. 164; Pub. L. 95–409, § 1(a), Oct. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 886.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1921Enacted · Act of Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64 · 42 Stat. 164
1978Amended · Pub. L. 95-409 · 92 Stat. 886

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 64 on 1921-08-15.

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