7 USC § 224 - Attorney General to institute court proceedings for enforcement

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s224"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 224 - Attorney General to institute court proceedings for enforcement"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "224"
section_name: "Attorney General to institute court proceedings for enforcement"
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title IV, § 404, 42 Stat. 168; Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title V, § 503, as added Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 532, 49 Stat. 649.)"
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# § 224. Attorney General to institute court proceedings for enforcement

The Secretary may report any violation of this chapter to the Attorney General of the United States, who shall cause appropriate proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted in the proper courts of the United States without delay.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title IV, § 404, 42 Stat. 168; Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title V, § 503, as added Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 532, 49 Stat. 649.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1935—Act , title V, § 503, as added , purported to insert “or any live poultry dealer or handler” after “packer” but word “packer” does not appear in this section.