Capper-Volstead Act

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Agriculture
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Cooperative_Marketing_Associations_Act
gptkbp:appliesTo agricultural producers
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:7_U.S.C._§§_291–292
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Capper-Volstead Act
gptkbp:impact enabled formation of farmer cooperatives
gptkbp:providesFor exemption from antitrust laws for agricultural cooperatives
gptkbp:purpose to allow farmers to collectively process, handle, and market their products
gptkbp:regulates agricultural cooperatives
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Clayton_Antitrust_Act
gptkb:Sherman_Antitrust_Act
gptkbp:section Section 1 defines eligible cooperatives
Section 2 allows Secretary of Agriculture to intervene in case of monopolistic practices
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Warren_G._Harding
February 18, 1922
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Arthur_Capper
gptkb:Andrew_Volstead
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:42_Stat._1486
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7