Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§2139 Principal-agent Relationship Established
Title 7 › CHAPTER 54 — TRANSPORTATION, SALE, AND HANDLING OF CERTAIN ANIMALS › § 2139
Summary
Treats actions, mistakes, or failures by someone working for a research facility, dealer or exhibitor (including licensed dealers or exhibitors), auction operator, intermediate handler, or carrier as also the actions of that employer or business when done on the job.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §2139
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When construing or enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the act, omission, or failure of any person acting for or employed by a research facility, a dealer, or an exhibitor or a person licensed as a dealer or an exhibitor pursuant to the second sentence of section 2133 of this title, or an operator of an auction sale subject to section 2142 of this title, or an intermediate handler, or a carrier, within the scope of his employment or office, shall be deemed the act, omission, or failure of such research facility, dealer, exhibitor, licensee, operator of an auction sale, intermediate handler, or carrier, as well as of such person.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1976—Pub. L. 94–279 inserted “or an intermediate handler, or a carrier,” after “section 2142 of this title,” and substituted “operator of an auction sale, intermediate handler, or carrier, as well as of such person.” for “or an operator of an auction sale as well as of such person.” after “research facility, dealer, exhibitor, licensee,”. 1970—Pub. L. 91–579 inserted references to persons acting for or employed by exhibitors, persons licensed as exhibitors, and operators of auction sales subject to section 2142 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1970 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 91–579 effective one year after Dec. 24, 1970, see section 23 of Pub. L. 91–579, set out as a note under section 2131 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 2139
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102