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7 U.S.C. 229c: SeparabilityText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 7-AGRICULTURECHAPTER 9-PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS
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§229c. Separability

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the chapter and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

( Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64 , title IV, § 417, formerly § 408, 42 Stat. 169 ; renumbered § 411, Pub. L. 94–410, § 5 , Sept. 13, 1976 , 90 Stat. 1250 ; renumbered § 415, Pub. L. 100–173, § 9(1) , Nov. 23, 1987 , 101 Stat. 919 ; renumbered § 416, Pub. L. 106–472, title III, § 312(e)(1) , Nov. 9, 2000 , 114 Stat. 2077 ; renumbered § 417, Pub. L. 110–234, title XI, § 11004(a)(1) , May 22, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1355 , and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a) , title XI, § 11004(a)(1), June 18, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1664 , 2117.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 both renumbered this section as section 417 of act Aug. 15, 1921. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234.

Section was formerly classified to section 229 of this title.