§ 209. — Liability to individuals for violations; enforcement generally.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC209]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 9--PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS
SUBCHAPTER III--STOCKYARDS AND STOCKYARD DEALERS
Sec. 209. Liability to individuals for violations; enforcement
generally
(a) If any person subject to this chapter violates any of the
provisions of this chapter, or of any order of the Secretary under this
chapter, relating to the purchase, sale, or handling of livestock, the
purchase or sale of poultry, or relating to any poultry growing
arrangement or swine production contract, he shall be liable to the
person or persons injured thereby for the full amount of damages
sustained in consequence of such violation.
(b) Such liability may be enforced either (1) by complaint to the
Secretary as provided in section 210 of this title, or (2) by suit in
any district court of the United States of competent jurisdiction; but
this section shall not in any way abridge or alter the remedies now
existing at common law or by statute, but the provisions of this chapter
are in addition to such remedies.
(Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title III, Sec. 308, 42 Stat. 165; Pub. L. 94-
410, Sec. 6, Sept. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1250; Pub. L. 100-173, Sec. 5,
Nov. 23, 1987, 101 Stat. 918; Pub. L. 107-171, title X,
Sec. 10502(b)(2)(B), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 510.)
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-171 inserted ``or swine production
contract'' after ``poultry growing arrangement''.
1987--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-173 inserted ``the purchase or sale
of poultry, or relating to any poultry growing arrangement,'' after
``livestock,''.
1976--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-410 struck out references to
violations of specific sections and added packers to categories of
regulated persons against whom private action could be brought for
violation of chapter.
Effective Date of 1987 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 100-173 effective 90 days after Nov. 23, 1987,
see section 12 of Pub. L. 100-173, set out as a note under section 182
of this title.
