7 U.S.C. § 222
Section 222 · Federal Trade Commission powers adopted for enforcement of chapter
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 24 court decisions — leading case United States v. Morgan (1941)
Most recently applied in 505 F. Supp. 2d 275 - United States v. Nour Halal Meat Distributor, Inc. (August 2007)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
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.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1935—Act Aug. 15, 1921, §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, §1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3175, 64 Stat. 1264, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Subpoena and application of Rules of Civil Procedure, see rules 45 and 81, Title 28, Appendix, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.