§ 182. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC182]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 9--PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL DEFINITIONS
Sec. 182. Definitions
When used in this chapter--
(1) The term ``person'' includes individuals, partnerships,
corporations, and associations;
(2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture;
(3) The term ``meat food products'' means all products and
byproducts of the slaughtering and meat-packing industry--if edible;
(4) The term ``livestock'' means cattle, sheep, swine, horses,
mules, or goats--whether live or dead;
(5) The term ``livestock products'' means all products and
byproducts (other than meats and meat food products) of the
slaughtering and meat-packing industry derived in whole or in part
from livestock;
(6) The term ``poultry'' means chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese,
and other domestic fowl;
(7) The term ``poultry product'' means any product or byproduct
of the business of slaughtering poultry and processing poultry after
slaughter;
(8) The term ``poultry grower'' means any person engaged in the
business of raising and caring for live poultry for slaughter by
another, whether the poultry is owned by such person or by another,
but not an employee of the owner of such poultry;
(9) The term ``poultry growing arrangement'' means any growout
contract, marketing agreement, or other arrangement under which a
poultry grower raises and cares for live poultry for delivery, in
accord with another's instructions, for slaughter;
(10) The term ``live poultry dealer'' means any person engaged
in the business of obtaining live poultry by purchase or under a
poultry growing arrangement for the purpose of either slaughtering
it or selling it for slaughter by another, if poultry is obtained by
such person in commerce, or if poultry obtained by such person is
sold or shipped in commerce, or if poultry products from poultry
obtained by such person are sold or shipped in commerce; and
(11) The term ``commerce'' means commerce between any State,
Territory, or possession, or the District of Columbia, and any place
outside thereof; or between points within the same State, Territory,
or possession, or the District of Columbia, but through any place
outside thereof; or within any Territory or possession, or the
District of Columbia.
(12) Swine contractor.--The term ``swine contractor'' means any
person engaged in the business of obtaining swine under a swine
production contract for the purpose of slaughtering the swine or
selling the swine for slaughter, if--
(A) the swine is obtained by the person in commerce; or
(B) the swine (including products from the swine) obtained
by the person is sold or shipped in commerce.
(13) Swine production contract.--The term ``swine production
contract'' means any growout contract or other arrangement under
which a swine production contract grower raises and cares for the
swine in accordance with the instructions of another person.
(14) Swine production contract grower.--The term ``swine
production contract grower'' means any person engaged in the
business of raising and caring for swine in accordance with the
instructions of another person.
(Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title I, Sec. 2(a), 42 Stat. 159; Pub. L. 94-
410, Sec. 3(c), Sept. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1249; Pub. L. 100-173, Sec. 2,
Nov. 23, 1987, 101 Stat. 917; Pub. L. 107-171, title X, Sec. 10502(a),
May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 509.)
Codification
Section is composed of subsec. (a) of section 2 of act Aug. 15,
1921. Subsec. (b) of section 2 is classified to section 183 of this
title.
Amendments
2002--Pars. (12) to (14). Pub. L. 107-171 added pars. (12) to (14).
1987--Pars. (6) to (11). Pub. L. 100-173 added pars. (6) to (10) and
redesignated former par. (6) as (11).
1976--Pars. (4), (5). Pub. L. 94-410 substituted ``livestock'' for
``live stock'' in par. (4) and for ``live-stock'' in par. (5).
Effective Date of 1987 Amendment
Section 12 of Pub. L. 100-173 provided that: ``This Act and the
amendments made by this Act [enacting sections 197 and 228b-1 to 228b-4
of this title, amending this section and sections 192, 209, 221, 223,
227, and 228a of this title, repealing sections 218 to 218d of this
title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 181 and
227 of this title] shall take effect 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act [Nov. 23, 1987].''
Savings Provision
Section 10 of Pub. L. 94-410 provided that: ``Pending proceedings
shall not be abated by reason of any provision of this Act [enacting
sections 196 and 228a to 228c of this title and amending this section
and sections 183, 191-193, 201, 204, 207, 209, 210, 212, 213, 228, and
229 of this title], but shall be disposed of pursuant to the provisions
of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended [this chapter], and
the Act of July 12, 1943 [section 204 of this title], in effect
immediately prior to the effective date of this Act [Sept. 13, 1976].''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 183 of this title; title 31
section 3903.
