Capper–Volstead Act
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Capper–Volstead Act (P.L. 67-146), the Co-operative Marketing Associations Act (7 U.S.C. 291, 292) was adopted by the United States Congress on February 18, 1922. It gave “associations” of persons producing agricultural products certain exemptions from antitrust laws. It is sometimes called the Magna Carta of cooperatives.[1]
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Long title | An Act To authorize association of producers of agricultural products. |
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Enacted by | the 67th United States Congress |
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Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 67–146 |
Statutes at Large | Sess. II, ch. 57, 42 Stat. 388–389 |
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United States Supreme Court cases | |
Case-Swayne Co. v. Sunkist Growers, Inc., 389 U.S. 384 (1967) National Broiler Marketing Assn. v. U.S, 436 U.S. 816 (1978) |
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