2017 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 3 - Grain Standards
Sec. 87d - Responsibility for acts of others

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Citation 7 U.S.C. § 87d (2017)
Section Name §87d. Responsibility for acts of others
Section Text

When construing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the act, omission, or failure of any official, agent, or other person acting for or employed by any association, partnership, or corporation within the scope of the employment or office of the official, agent, or other person shall, in every case, also be deemed the act, omission, or failure of such association, partnership, or corporation as well as that of the person.

Source Credit

(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. B, §15, as added Pub. L. 90–487, §1, Aug. 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 768; amended Pub. L. 103–156, §12(n), Nov. 24, 1993, 107 Stat. 1529.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

1993—Pub. L. 103–156, which directed amendment of "Section 15" by substituting "the employment or office of the official, agent, or other person" for "his employment or office", without specifying the name of the Act being amended, was executed to this section, which is section 15 of the United States Grain Standards Act, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

EFFECTIVE DATE

For effective date of section, see section 2 of Pub. L. 90–487, set out as an Effective Date of 1968 Amendment note under section 78 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 3 - GRAIN STANDARDS
Sec. 87d - Responsibility for acts of others
Contains section 87d
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 82 Stat. 768
107 Stat. 1529
Public Law References Public Law 90-487, Public Law 103-156
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