7 U.S.C. § 224
Section 224 · Attorney General to institute court proceedings for enforcement
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case United States v. Castner (1953)
Most recently applied in Public Service Co. v. Mile Hi Cable Partners L.P. (December 1999)
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.
The Secretary may report any violation of this chapter to the Attorney General of the United States, who shall cause appropriate proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted in the proper courts of the United States without delay.
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Amendments
1935—Act Aug. 15, 1921, title V, §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.
Cross References
Enforcement by Secretary of Agriculture under this chapter, with respect to activities subject to this chapter, of requirements imposed under section 1601 et seq. of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, see section 1607 of Title 15.