§ 2139. — Principalagent relationship established.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC2139]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 54--TRANSPORTATION, SALE, AND HANDLING OF CERTAIN ANIMALS
Sec. 2139. Principal-agent relationship established
When construing or enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the
act, omission, or failure of any person acting for or employed by a
research facility, a dealer, or an exhibitor or a person licensed as a
dealer or an exhibitor pursuant to the second sentence of section 2133
of this title, or an operator of an auction sale subject to section 2142
of this title, or an intermediate handler, or a carrier, within the
scope of his employment or office, shall be deemed the act, omission, or
failure of such research facility, dealer, exhibitor, licensee, operator
of an auction sale, intermediate handler, or carrier, as well as of such
person.
(Pub. L. 89-544, Sec. 9, Aug. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 351; Pub. L. 91-579,
Sec. 10, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1562; Pub. L. 94-279, Sec. 7, Apr. 22,
1976, 90 Stat. 418.)
Amendments
1976--Pub. L. 94-279 inserted ``or an intermediate handler, or a
carrier,'' after ``section 2142 of this title,'' and substituted
``operator of an auction sale, intermediate handler, or carrier, as well
as of such person.'' for ``or an operator of an auction sale as well as
of such person.'' after ``research facility, dealer, exhibitor,
licensee,''.
1970--Pub. L. 91-579 inserted references to persons acting for or
employed by exhibitors, persons licensed as exhibitors, and operators of
auction sales subject to section 2142 of this title.
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91-579 effective one year after Dec. 24, 1970,
see section 23 of Pub. L. 91-579, set out as a note under section 2131
of this title.
