legislation: 98-s-2997

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98-s-2997 98 s 2997 Contract Chicken Growers Protection Amendment of 1984 Agriculture and Food 1984-09-17 1984-09-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 0 Contract Chicken Growers Protection Amendment of 1984 - Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to require poultry processors to pay their contract growers within seven days of delivery, unless otherwise agreed to (up to a maximum of 30 days). Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to enforce such requirement through existing provisions of such Act. 2025-08-29T17:39:18Z  

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