7 U.S.C. § 192 | Unlawful practices enumerated

It shall be unlawful for any packer or swine contractor with respect to livestock, meats, meat food products, or livestock products in unmanufactured form, or for any live poultry dealer with respect to live poultry, to:

(a)

Engage in or use any unfair, unjustly discriminatory, or deceptive practice or device; or

(b)

Make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any particular person or locality in any respect, or subject any particular person or locality to any undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage in any respect; or

(c)

Sell or otherwise transfer to or for any other packer, swine contractor, or any live poultry dealer, or buy or otherwise receive from or for any other packer, swine contractor, or any live poultry dealer, any article for the purpose or with the effect of apportioning the supply between any such persons, if such apportionment has the tendency or effect of restraining commerce or of creating a monopoly; or

(d)

Sell or otherwise transfer to or for any other person, or buy or otherwise receive from or for any other person, any article for the purpose or with the effect of manipulating or controlling prices, or of creating a monopoly in the acquisition of, buying, selling, or dealing in, any article, or of restraining commerce; or

(e)

Engage in any course of business or do any act for the purpose or with the effect of manipulating or controlling prices, or of creating a monopoly in the acquisition of, buying, selling, or dealing in, any article, or of restraining commerce; or

(f)

Conspire, combine, agree, or arrange with any other person (1) to apportion territory for carrying on business, or (2) to apportion purchases or sales of any article, or (3) to manipulate or control prices; or

(g)

Conspire, combine, agree, or arrange with any other person to do, or aid or abet the doing of, any act made unlawful by subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e).

Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64 42 Stat. 161 Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64 Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 532 49 Stat. 649 Pub. L. 85–909, § 1(1)Sept. 2, 195872 Stat. 1749 Pub. L. 94–410, § 3(a)Sept. 13, 197690 Stat. 1249 Pub. L. 100–173, § 3Nov. 23, 1987101 Stat. 917 Pub. L. 102–237, title X, § 1008(1)Dec. 13, 1991105 Stat. 1898 Pub. L. 106–78, title IX, § 912Oct. 22, 1999113 Stat. 1205 Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10502(b)(1)May 13, 2002116 Stat. 509(, title II, § 202, ; , title V, § 503, as added , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , (2)(A), , , 510.)

Amendment of Section

section 942 of Pub. L. 106–78For termination of amendment by , see Termination Date of 1999 Amendment note below.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 107–171, § 10502(b)(1)2002—, substituted “packer or swine contractor” for “packer” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 107–171, § 10502(b)(2)(A)Subsec. (c). , inserted “, swine contractor,” after “other packer” in two places.

Pub. L. 106–781999—Subsec. (b). , §§ 912, 942, temporarily struck out “whatsoever” after “locality in any respect” and after “disadvantage in any respect”. See Termination Date of 1999 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 102–2371991—Subsec. (c). substituted a comma for period after second reference to “dealer”.

Pub. L. 100–173, § 3(1)1987—, substituted “for any packer with respect to livestock, meats, meat food products, or livestock products in unmanufactured form, or for any live poultry dealer with respect to live poultry, to” for “with respect to livestock, meats, meat food products, livestock products in unmanufactured form, poultry, or poultry products for any packer or any live poultry dealer or handler to” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 100–173, § 3(2)Par. (c). , struck out reference to poultry handlers wherever appearing and substituted “such persons” for “such packers”.

Pub. L. 94–4101976— struck out “in commerce” wherever appearing.

Pub. L. 85–9091958— inserted “with respect to livestock, meats, meat food products, livestock products in unmanufactured form, poultry, or poultry products” after “unlawful”.

Aug. 15, 1921Aug. 14, 19351935—Act , title V, § 503, as added , inserted “or any live poultry dealer or handler” after “packer” wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination Date of 1999 Amendment

Pub. L. 106–78Mar. 14, 2025section 942 of Pub. L. 106–78 section 1635 of this titleAmendment by to terminate , see , set out in a Livestock Mandatory Reporting note under .

Effective Date of 1987 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–173Nov. 23, 1987section 12 of Pub. L. 100–173 section 182 of this titleAmendment by effective 90 days after , see , set out as a note under .