7 USC § 2226 - Employment of persons for forest fire fighting, pest control, and handling of animals
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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s2226"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 2226 - Employment of persons for forest fire fighting, pest control, and handling of animals"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "2226"
section_name: "Employment of persons for forest fire fighting, pest control, and handling of animals"
chapter_number: 55
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 374, title IV, § 407, 65 Stat. 246.)"
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# § 2226. Employment of persons for forest fire fighting, pest control, and handling of animals
August 31, 1951
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Department is authorized on and after , 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.
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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 374, title IV, § 407, 65 Stat. 246.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
Section was formerly classified to prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by , , .