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7 U.S.C. § 228b–1 — Final date for making payment to cash seller or poultry grower
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**(a) Delivery of full amount due** Each live poultry dealer obtaining live poultry by purchase in a cash sale shall, before the close of the next business day following the purchase of poultry, and each live poultry dealer obtaining live poultry under a poultry growing arrangement shall, before the close of the fifteenth day following the week in which the poultry is slaughtered, deliver, to the cash seller or poultry grower from whom such live poultry dealer obtains the poultry, the full amount due to such cash seller or poultry grower on account of such poultry.
**(b) Delay or attempt to delay collection of funds as “unfair practice”** Any delay or attempt to delay, by a live poultry dealer which is a party to any such transaction, the collection of funds as herein provided, or otherwise for the purpose of or resulting in extending the normal period of payment for poultry obtained by poultry growing arrangement or purchased in a cash sale, shall be considered an “unfair practice” in violation of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit the meaning of the term “unfair practice” as used in this chapter.
**(c) Definition of cash sale** For the purpose of this section, a cash sale means a sale in which the seller does not expressly extend credit to the buyer.
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**(a) Delivery of full amount due** Each live poultry dealer obtaining live poultry by purchase in a cash sale shall, before the close of the next business day following the purchase of poultry, and each live poultry dealer obtaining live poultry under a poultry growing arrangement shall, before the close of the fifteenth day following the week in which the poultry is slaughtered, deliver, to the cash seller or poultry grower from whom such live poultry dealer obtains the poultry, the full amount due to such cash seller or poultry grower on account of such poultry.
**(b) Delay or attempt to delay collection of funds as “unfair practice”** Any delay or attempt to delay, by a live poultry dealer which is a party to any such transaction, the collection of funds as herein provided, or otherwise for the purpose of or resulting in extending the normal period of payment for poultry obtained by poultry growing arrangement or purchased in a cash sale, shall be considered an “unfair practice” in violation of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit the meaning of the term “unfair practice” as used in this chapter.
**(c) Definition of cash sale** For the purpose of this section, a cash sale means a sale in which the seller does not expressly extend credit to the buyer.
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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
No requirement of any State or territory of the United States, or any subdivision thereof, or the District of Columbia, with respect to bonding of packers or prompt payment by packers for livestock purchases may be enforced upon any packer operating in compliance with the bonding provisions under [section 204 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section204&num=0&edition=prelim), and prompt payment provisions of [section 228b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section228b&num=0&edition=prelim), respectively: Provided, That this section shall not preclude a State from enforcing a requirement, with respect to payment for livestock purchased by a packer at a stockyard subject to this chapter, which is not in conflict with this chapter or regulations thereunder: Provided further, That this section shall not preclude a State from enforcing State law or regulations with respect to any packer not subject to this chapter or [section 204 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section204&num=0&edition=prelim).
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When used in this chapter—
(1) The term “person” includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, and associations;
(2) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture;
(3) The term “meat food products” means all products and byproducts of the slaughtering and meat-packing industry—if edible;
(4) The term “livestock” means cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats—whether live or dead;
(5) The term “livestock products” means all products and byproducts (other than meats and meat food products) of the slaughtering and meat-packing industry derived in whole or in part from livestock;
(6) The term “poultry” means chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domestic fowl;
(7) The term “poultry product” means any product or byproduct of the business of slaughtering poultry and processing poultry after slaughter;
(8) The term “poultry grower” means any person engaged in the business of raising and caring for live poultry for slaughter by another, whether the poultry is owned by such person or by another, but not an employee of the owner of such poultry;
(9) The term “poultry growing arrangement” means any growout contract, marketing agreement, or other arrangement under which a poultry grower raises and cares for live poultry for delivery, in accord with another’s instructions, for slaughter;
(10) The term “live poultry dealer” means any person engaged in the business of obtaining live poultry by purchase or under a poultry growing arrangement for the purpose of either slaughtering it or selling it for slaughter by another, if poultry is obtained by such person in commerce, or if poultry obtained by such person is sold or shipped in commerce, or if poultry products from poultry obtained by such person are sold or shipped in commerce; and
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