Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§1636h Federal Preemption
Title 7 › CHAPTER 38 — DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › SUBCHAPTER II — LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING › Part E — Administration › § 1636h
Summary
No state or local government may require anything that adds to or conflicts with any rule in this subchapter about submitting, reporting, or publishing information on the prices and quantities of livestock or livestock products. The rule keeps the same reporting and publication requirements across the country so state laws do not interfere with the chapter’s nationwide goals.
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Title 7, §1636h
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In order to achieve the goals, purposes, and objectives of this chapter on a nationwide basis and to avoid potentially conflicting State laws that could impede the goals, purposes, or objectives of this chapter, no State or political subdivision of a State may impose a requirement that is in addition to, or inconsistent with, any requirement of this subchapter with respect to the submission or reporting of information, or the publication of such information, on the prices and quantities of livestock or livestock products.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 1636h
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102