---
kind: "unit"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
key: "ch9/schIII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter III"
heading: "Stockyards and Stockyard Dealers"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/ch9-schIII"
sections_count: 19
---

# Subchapter III — Stockyards and Stockyard Dealers

Title 7 — Agriculture › Chapter 9 — Packers and Stockyards

## Sections

- [§201. “Stockyard owner”; “stockyard services”; “market agency”; “dealer”; defined](/usc/7/201.md)
- [§202. “Stockyard” defined; determination by Secretary as to particular yard](/usc/7/202.md)
- [§203. Activity as stockyard dealer or market agency; benefits to business and welfare of stockyard; registration; penalty for failure to register](/usc/7/203.md)
- [§204. Bond and suspension of registrants](/usc/7/204.md)
- [§205. General duty as to services; revocation of registration](/usc/7/205.md)
- [§206. Rates and charges generally; discrimination](/usc/7/206.md)
- [§207. Schedule of rates](/usc/7/207.md)
- [§208. Unreasonable or discriminatory practices generally; rights of stockyard owner of management and regulation](/usc/7/208.md)
- [§209. Liability to individuals for violations; enforcement generally](/usc/7/209.md)
- [§210. Proceedings before Secretary for violations](/usc/7/210.md)
- [§211. Order of Secretary as to charges or practices; prescribing rates and practices generally](/usc/7/211.md)
- [§212. Prescribing rates and practices to prevent discrimination between intrastate and interstate commerce](/usc/7/212.md)
- [§213. Prevention of unfair, discriminatory, or deceptive practices](/usc/7/213.md)
- [§214. Effective date of orders](/usc/7/214.md)
- [§215. Failure to obey orders; punishment](/usc/7/215.md)
- [§216. Proceedings to enforce orders; injunction](/usc/7/216.md)
- [§217. Proceedings for suspension of orders](/usc/7/217.md)
- [§217a. Fees for inspection of brands or marks](/usc/7/217a.md)
- [§217b. Statutory trust established; dealer](/usc/7/217b.md)