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Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73

§225 Laws unaffected

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 225

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Protects the enforcement and court procedures of certain earlier federal laws. Those older laws include ones passed July 2, 1890; October 15, 1914; April 10, 1918; and the tax law of August 27, 1894 as amended February 12, 1913. Also says the chapter does not change or cancel any part of those laws. It does not stop any investigation, case, or prosecution that was already started and still pending on August 15, 1921.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §225

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Nothing contained in this chapter, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be construed—
(a)To prevent or interfere with the enforcement of, or the procedure under, the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies,” approved July 2, 1890, the Act entitled “An Act to supplement existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and for other purposes,” approved October 15, 1914, the Interstate Commerce Act as amended, the Act entitled “An Act to promote export trade, and for other purposes,” approved April 10, 1918 [15 U.S.C. 61 et seq.] or sections 73 to 76, inclusive, of the Act of August 27, 1894, entitled “An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes,” as amended by the Act entitled “An Act to amend sections seventy-three and seventy-six of the Act of August twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, entitled ‘An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes,’ ” approved February 12, 1913, or
(b)To alter, modify, or repeal such Acts or any part or parts thereof, or
(c)To prevent or interfere with any investigation, proceeding, or prosecution begun and pending on August 15, 1921.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Act entitled “An Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies”, approved
July 2, 1890, referred to in subsec. (a), means act
July 2, 1890, ch. 647, 26 Stat. 209, known as the Sherman Act, which enacted sections 1 to 7 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1 of Title 15 and Tables. The Act entitled “An Act to supplement existing laws against unlawful restraints and monopolies and for other purposes”, approved October 15, 1914, referred to in subsec. (a), is act Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, 38 Stat. 730, known as the Clayton Act, which is classified generally to section 12, 13, 14 to 19, 21, and 22 to 27 of Title 15, and section 52 and 53 of Title 29, Labor. For further details and complete classification of the Act to the Code, see

References in Text

note set out under section 12 of Title 15 and Tables. The Interstate Commerce Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is act Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379, which was classified to chapters 1 (§ 1 et seq.), 8 (§ 301 et seq.), 12 (§ 901 et seq.), 13 (§ 1001 et seq.), and 19 (1231 et seq.) of Title 49, Transportation. The Act was repealed by Pub. L. 95–473, § 4(b), Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1467, the first section of which enacted subtitle IV (§ 10101 et seq.) of Title 49. For distribution of former sections of Title 49 into the revised Title 49, see Table at the beginning of Title 49. The Act entitled “An Act to promote export trade and for other purposes”, approved
April 10, 1918, referred to in subsec. (a), means act Apr. 10, 1918, ch. 50, 40 Stat. 516, known as the Webb-Pomerene Act, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 61 et seq.) of chapter 2 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 66 of Title 15 and Tables. Sections 73 to 76, inclusive, of the Act of
August 27, 1894, entitled “An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes”, referred to in subsec. (a), are sections 73 to 76 of act Aug. 27, 1894, ch. 349, 28 Stat. 570, and are known as the Wilson Tariff Act. Sections 73 to 76 enacted sections 8 to 11 of Title 15. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 8 of Title 15 and Tables. The Act entitled “An Act to amend sections seventy-three and seventy-six of the Act of August twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, entitled, ‘An Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the Government, and for other purposes’,” approved February 12, 1913, referred to in subsec. (a), is act Feb. 12, 1913, ch. 40, 37 Stat. 667, which is classified to section 8 and 11 of Title 15.

Amendments

2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–273 substituted “sections 73 to 76” for “sections 73 to 77”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2002 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 107–273 effective Nov. 2, 2002, and applicable only with respect to cases commenced on or after Nov. 2, 2002, see section 14103 of Pub. L. 107–273, set out as a note under section 3 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

7 U.S.C. § 225

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73