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[CITE: 7USC222]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                    CHAPTER 9--PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS
 
                    SUBCHAPTER V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 222. Federal Trade Commission powers adopted for 
        enforcement of chapter
        
    For the efficient execution of the provisions of this chapter, and 
in order to provide information for the use of Congress, the provisions 
(including penalties) of sections 46 and 48 to 50 of title 15, are made 
applicable to the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of the Secretary in 
enforcing the provisions of this chapter and to any person subject to 
the provisions of this chapter, whether or not a corporation. The 
Secretary, in person or by such agents as he may designate, may 
prosecute any inquiry necessary to his duties under this chapter in any 
part of the United States.

(Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, title IV, Sec. 402, 42 Stat. 168; Aug. 15, 1921, 
ch. 64, title V, Sec. 503, as added Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 532, 49 Stat. 
649.)


                               Amendments

    1935--Act Aug. 15, 1921, Sec. 503, as added Aug. 14, 1935, purported 
to insert ``or any live poultry dealer or handler'' after ``packer'' but 
word ``packer'' does not appear in this section.

                          Transfer of Functions

    Executive and administrative functions of Federal Trade Commission, 
with certain reservations, transferred to Chairman of such Commission by 
1950 Reorg. Plan No. 8, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3175, 64 
Stat. 1264, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization 
and Employees.
