7 U.S.C. § 223 — Responsibility of principal for act or omission of agent

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This law holds a packer, swine contractor, live poultry dealer, stockyard owner, market agency, or dealer responsible for what their agents or employees do within the scope of their job. Under this chapter, an agent's act, failure to act, or omission counts as the employer's own act too.

This section makes an employer responsible for what its agents do, for purposes of this chapter. When this chapter is being interpreted or enforced, the act, omission, or failure of any agent, officer, or other person working for a packer, swine contractor, live poultry dealer, stockyard owner, market agency, or dealer counts as that employer's own act, omission, or failure too — as long as the agent was acting within the scope of their job. This rule applies in every case. Both the employer and the agent, officer, or other person are treated as responsible.

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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.

Source credit: (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.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1921Enacted · Act of Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64 · 42 Stat. 168
1921Amended · Act of Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64 · 49 Stat. 649
1987Amended · Pub. L. 100-173 · 101 Stat. 918
2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-171 · 116 Stat. 510

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

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