Public Law 67-51

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Public Law 67-51 is the formal designation of the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, a key U.S. federal law regulating the meatpacking industry to prevent unfair, deceptive, and monopolistic practices in livestock markets.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
agricultural law ⓘ
competition law ⓘ
aimsToPrevent deceptive practices in livestock markets ⓘ
manipulation of livestock prices ⓘ
monopolistic practices in the meatpacking industry ⓘ
restraints of trade in livestock and meatpacking ⓘ
unfair practices in livestock markets ⓘ
aimsToProtect consumers of meat and livestock products ⓘ
livestock producers ⓘ
small and independent livestock sellers ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
codifiedIn 7 U.S.C. §§ 181–229c ⓘ
containsProvision prohibition on apportioning territory or sales among packers ⓘ
prohibition on manipulation or control of livestock supply ⓘ
prohibition on price-fixing among packers ⓘ
prohibition on undue or unreasonable preferences or advantages ⓘ
requirement to maintain accurate records and accounts ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateSigned 1921-08-15 ⓘ
effectiveDate 1921-08-15 ⓘ
enactedBy 67th United States Congress ⓘ
enforcedBy Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration ⓘ
Packers and Stockyards Division of USDA ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
establishesRegulatoryAuthority Secretary of Agriculture ⓘ
hasLongTitle An Act to regulate interstate and foreign commerce in livestock, livestock products, dairy products, poultry, poultry products, and eggs, and for other purposes ⓘ
hasShortTitle Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 ⓘ
historicalContext enacted in response to early 20th-century meatpacking trusts ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
officeholderSigning President of the United States ⓘ
providesFor cease-and-desist orders ⓘ
civil penalties ⓘ
investigation of unfair and deceptive practices ⓘ
licensing of stockyard dealers and market agencies ⓘ
reparations to injured parties ⓘ
publicLawNumber Pub.L. 67-51 ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 67-51
regulatesActivity interstate commerce in livestock ⓘ
interstate commerce in meat and meat products ⓘ
packers’ business practices ⓘ
stockyard operations ⓘ
regulatesIndustry livestock marketing ⓘ
meatpacking industry ⓘ
relatedTo Clayton Antitrust Act ⓘ
Sherman Antitrust Act ⓘ
United States antitrust law ⓘ
shortCitation 7 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ⓘ
signedBy Warren G. Harding ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 42 Stat. 159 ⓘ
subjectMatter competition in agricultural markets ⓘ
regulation of packers, stockyards, and livestock dealers ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 1921 ⓘ

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Public Law 67-51 → publicLawNumber → Pub.L. 67-51 ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 67-51