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Legislation and Regulation Keyed to Manning, 5th Ed.
A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States
Citation:
295 U.S. 495 (1935)Facts
The Schechter brothers operated wholesale poultry slaughterhouse markets in Brooklyn, New York. They purchased live poultry from commission men at markets in New York City or at railroad terminals, with 96% of the poultry coming from other states. After purchasing the poultry, they trucked it to their Brooklyn slaughterhouses where it was sold to retail dealers and butchers, who then sold directly to consumers. The poultry was slaughtered at the defendants’ facilities before delivery to customers. In 1934, President Roosevelt approved the “Live Poultry Code” under Section 3 of the National Industrial Recovery Act, which established regulations for the industry including maximum hours, minimum wages, and “trade practice provisions” such as “straight killing” (prohibiting selective purchasing of individual birds). The Schechters were convicted of violating various provisions of this code, including allowing customers to select individual chickens, selling an unfit chicken, failing to make required reports, and violating minimum wage and maximum hour provisions.
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