Agricultural Fair Practices Act of 1967

Agricultural Fair Practices Act of 1967

Long title	An Act to prohibit unfair trade practices affecting producers of agricultural products, and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 90th United States Congress
Effective	April 16, 1968
Citations
Public law	90-288
Statutes at Large	82 Stat. 93
Codification
Titles amended	7 U.S.C.: Agriculture
U.S.C. sections amended	Chapter 56 § 2301
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 109 Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 16, 1968

The Agricultural Fair Practices Act of 1967 (P.L. 90-288) was enacted to protect farmers from retaliation by handlers (buyers of their products) because the farmers are members of a cooperative.^[1] The act permits farmers to file complaints with USDA, which can then institute court proceedings, if they believe their rights under the law have been violated. Several bills have been introduced in recent years on behalf of producers (among them, some poultry growers who have contracts with large companies) to give them more bargaining power under the Act, which, some producers contend, lacks adequate enforcement authorities.