Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73

§216 Proceedings to enforce orders; injunction

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - STOCKYARDS AND STOCKYARD DEALERS › § 216

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

If a stockyard owner, market agency, or dealer ignores an order from the Secretary while it is in effect (except orders only about paying money), the Secretary, anyone harmed, or the U.S. (through the Attorney General) can ask the district court where that person has their main business to enforce it. After a hearing, if the court finds the order was lawfully made, served, and disobeyed, the court must use an injunction or other legal process to stop the disobedience or force compliance.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §216

Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

If any stockyard owner, market agency, or dealer fails to obey any order of the Secretary other than for the payment of money while the same is in effect, the Secretary, or any party injured thereby, or the United States by its Attorney General, may apply to the district court for the district in which such person has his principal place of business for the enforcement of such order. If after hearing the court determines that the order was lawfully made and duly served and that such person is in disobedience of the same, the court shall enforce obedience to such order by a writ of injunction or other proper process, mandatory or otherwise, to restrain such person, his officers, agents, or representatives from further disobedience of such order or to enjoin upon him or them obedience to the same.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Court Rules Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Injunctions, see rule 65, Title 28, Appendix, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 216

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73