2016 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 9 - Packers and Stockyards
Subchapter II - Packers Generally
Part B - Swine Packer Marketing Contracts
Sec. 198 - Definitions

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Citation 7 U.S.C. § 198 (2016)
Section Name §198. Definitions
Section Text

Except as provided in section 198b(a) of this title, in this part:

(1) Market

The term "market" means the sale or disposition of swine, pork, or pork products in commerce.

(2) Packer

The term "packer" has the meaning given the term in section 1635i of this title.

(3) Pork

The term "pork" means the meat of a porcine animal.

(4) Pork product

The term "pork product" means a product or byproduct produced or processed in whole or in part from pork.

(5) State

The term "State" means each of the 50 States.

(6) Swine

The term "swine" means a porcine animal raised to be a feeder pig, raised for seedstock, or raised for slaughter.

(7) Type of contract

The term "type of contract" means the classification of contracts or risk management agreements for the purchase of swine by—

(A) the mechanism used to determine the base price for swine committed to a packer, grouped into practicable classifications by the Secretary (including swine or pork market formula purchases, other market formula purchases, and other purchase arrangements); and

(B) the presence or absence of an accrual account or ledger that must be repaid by the producer or packer that receives the benefit of the contract pricing mechanism in relation to negotiated prices.

(8) Other terms

Except as provided in this part, a term has the meaning given the term in section 1635a or 1635i of this title.

Source Credit

(Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title II, §221, as added Pub. L. 106–78, title IX, §934(2), Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1208.)

Editorial Notes Termination of Section

For termination of section by section 942 of Pub. L. 106–78, see Livestock Mandatory Reporting note set out under section 1635 of this title.

TERMINATION DATE

Part to terminate Sept. 30, 2020, see section 942 of Pub. L. 106–78, as amended, set out in a Livestock Mandatory Reporting note under section 1635 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 9 - PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS
SUBCHAPTER II - PACKERS GENERALLY
Part B - Swine Packer Marketing Contracts
Sec. 198 - Definitions
Contains section 198
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 113 Stat. 1208
Public Law References Public Law 106-78
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