Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102

§1597 Agent’s Acts as Binding Principal

Title 7 › CHAPTER 37 — SEEDS › SUBCHAPTER IV — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 1597

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

An officer's, agent's, or employee's actions, mistakes, or failures are also treated as the actions, mistakes, or failures of their company or organization when the law is applied or enforced.

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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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See section 1610 of this title.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 1597

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102