Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§1597 Agent’s acts as binding principal
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 37— - SEEDS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 1597
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Hold a person, business, or organization responsible for the acts or failures of its officers, agents, or employees.
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Title 7, §1597
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When construing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or other person acting for or employed by any person, partnership, corporation, company, society, or association, shall in every case be also deemed to be the act, omission, or failure of such person, partnership, corporation, company, society, or association, as well as that of the person employed.
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7 U.S.C. § 1597
Title 7 — Agriculture
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73