2019 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 55 - Department of Agriculture
Sec. 2226 - Employment of persons for forest fire fighting, pest control, and handling of animals

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Citation 7 U.S.C. § 2226 (2019)
Section Name §2226. Employment of persons for forest fire fighting, pest control, and handling of animals
Section Text

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Department is authorized on and after August 31, 1951, to employ or otherwise contract with persons at regular rates of pay for necessary hours of work for emergency forest fire fighting and pest control and for handling of animals, including dairy cattle, without regard to Sundays, Federal holidays, and the regular workweek.

Source Credit

(Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 374, title IV, §407, 65 Stat. 246.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 574a of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, §1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 55 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Sec. 2226 - Employment of persons for forest fire fighting, pest control, and handling of animals
Contains section 2226
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 65 Stat. 246
80 Stat. 378
Public Law References Public Law 89-554
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