{"identifier":"/us/usc/t7/s2139","title_num":"7","num":"§ 2139.","heading":"Principal-agent relationship established","status":null,"guid":"id5527f8ce-4a51-11e9-831e-e916c2d71749","source_credit":"(Pub. L. 89–544, § 9, Aug. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 351; Pub. L. 91–579, § 10, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1562; Pub. L. 94–279, § 7, Apr. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 418.)","seq_in_title":1553,"parent_identifier":"/us/usc/t7/ch54","ancestors":[{"identifier":"/us/usc/t7","level":"title","num":"Title 7—","heading":"AGRICULTURE","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t7/ch54","level":"chapter","num":"CHAPTER 54—","heading":"TRANSPORTATION, SALE, AND HANDLING OF CERTAIN ANIMALS","status":null,"is_section":false}],"xml":"<section xmlns=\"http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0\" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\" xmlns:dcterms=\"http://purl.org/dc/terms/\" style=\"-uslm-lc:I80\" id=\"id6ad84510-ec38-11e5-ab42-dae4a1e80e35\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t7/s2139\"><num value=\"2139\">§ 2139.</num><heading> Principal-agent relationship established</heading><content>\n<p style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">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 <ref href=\"/us/usc/t7/s2133\">section 2133 of this title</ref>, or an operator of an auction sale subject to <ref href=\"/us/usc/t7/s2142\">section 2142 of this title</ref>, 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.</p>\n</content><sourceCredit id=\"id6ad84511-ec38-11e5-ab42-dae4a1e80e35\">(<ref href=\"/us/pl/89/544\">Pub. L. 89–544</ref>, § 9, <date date=\"1966-08-24\">Aug. 24, 1966</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/80/351\">80 Stat. 351</ref>; <ref href=\"/us/pl/91/579\">Pub. L. 91–579</ref>, § 10, <date date=\"1970-12-24\">Dec. 24, 1970</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/84/1562\">84 Stat. 1562</ref>; <ref href=\"/us/pl/94/279\">Pub. L. 94–279</ref>, § 7, <date date=\"1976-04-22\">Apr. 22, 1976</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/90/418\">90 Stat. 418</ref>.)</sourceCredit>\n<notes type=\"uscNote\" id=\"id6ad84512-ec38-11e5-ab42-dae4a1e80e35\">\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I74\" topic=\"amendments\" id=\"id6ad84513-ec38-11e5-ab42-dae4a1e80e35\"><heading class=\"centered smallCaps\">Amendments</heading><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">1976—<ref href=\"/us/pl/94/279\">Pub. L. 94–279</ref> inserted “or an intermediate handler, or a carrier,” after “<ref href=\"/us/usc/t7/s2142\">section 2142 of this title</ref>,” 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,”.</p>\n<p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">1970—<ref href=\"/us/pl/91/579\">Pub. L. 91–579</ref> inserted references to persons acting for or employed by exhibitors, persons licensed as exhibitors, and operators of auction sales subject to <ref href=\"/us/usc/t7/s2142\">section 2142 of this title</ref>.</p>\n</note>\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I74\" topic=\"effectiveDateOfAmendment\" id=\"id6ad84514-ec38-11e5-ab42-dae4a1e80e35\"><heading class=\"centered smallCaps\">Effective Date of 1970 Amendment</heading><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I21\" class=\"indent0\">Amendment by <ref href=\"/us/pl/91/579\">Pub. L. 91–579</ref> effective one year after <date date=\"1970-12-24\">Dec. 24, 1970</date>, see <ref href=\"/us/pl/91/579/s23\">section 23 of Pub. L. 91–579</ref>, set out as a note under <ref href=\"/us/usc/t7/s2131\">section 2131 of this title</ref>.</p>\n</note>\n</notes>\n</section>","provision":null,"duplicates":[],"release":{"label":"115-442","currency_date":"2019-01-14","congress":115,"law_num":442,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":166,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["02","05","07","12","15","16","18","19","20","21","22","25","31","33","34","39","40","42","43","47"],"ingested_titles":[]},"served_from":{"label":"115-442","currency_date":"2019-01-14","congress":115,"law_num":442,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":166,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["02","05","07","12","15","16","18","19","20","21","22","25","31","33","34","39","40","42","43","47"],"ingested_titles":[]},"content_first_seen":{"label":"114-115","currency_date":"2015-12-28","congress":114,"law_num":115,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":62,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["02","07","08","10","15","20","21","23","25","26","29","31","40","42","47","49","50"],"ingested_titles":[]},"is_exact":true,"note":null}