7 USC § 255 - Jurisdiction and arbitration

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s255"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 255 - Jurisdiction and arbitration"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "255"
section_name: "Jurisdiction and arbitration"
chapter_number: 10
chapter_name: "WAREHOUSES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 16, as added Pub. L. 106–472, title II, § 201, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2068.)"
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# § 255. Jurisdiction and arbitration

**(a)** **Federal jurisdiction** A district court of the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any action brought under this chapter without regard to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the parties.

**(b)** **Arbitration** Nothing in this chapter prevents the enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate that would otherwise be enforceable under chapter 1 of title 9.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 16, as added Pub. L. 106–472, title II, § 201, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2068.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 255, , pt. C, § 14, , deemed deposit of products in a licensed warehouse as deposit subject to this chapter, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .

A prior section 16 of , pt. C, was classified to , prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .