Section text and notes
It is the purpose of this chapter to remove the restraints on commerce caused by activities detrimental to migrant and seasonal agricultural workers; to require farm labor contractors to register under this chapter; and to assure necessary protections for migrant and seasonal agricultural workers, agricultural associations, and agricultural employers.
Pub. L. 97–470, § 296 Stat. 2584 (, , .)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Pub. L. 97–470, title V, § 52496 Stat. 2600
“The provisions of this Act [enacting this chapter and repealing chapter 52 (§ 2041 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture] shall take effect ninety days from the date of enactment [].”
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Short Title
Pub. L. 97–470, § 196 Stat. 2584 , , , provided in part that this Act [enacting this chapter and repealing chapter 52 (§ 2041 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture] may be cited as the “Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act”.