Notes on 7 U.S.C. § 2156 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 7 U.S.C. § 2156 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 89-544, Sec. 26(a)-(h)(1), as added Pub. L. 94-279, Sec.
17, Apr. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 421; amended Pub. L. 101-650, title
III, Sec. 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117; Pub. L. 107-171, title
X, Secs. 10302(a), 10303(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 491, 492.)
CODIFICATION                           
Section consists of subsecs. (a) to (h)(1) of section 26 of Pub.
L. 89-544, as added by Pub. L. 94-279. Subsec. (h)(2) of section 26
of Pub. L. 89-544, as added by Pub. L. 94-279, amended section
3001(a) of Title 39, Postal Service.
AMENDMENTS                            
2002 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-171, Sec. 10302(a)(1), added
subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as
follows: "It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly sponsor
or exhibit an animal in any animal fighting venture to which any
animal was moved in interstate or foreign commerce."
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107-171, Sec. 10302(a)(2), substituted
"deliver, or receive" for "or deliver to another person or receive
from another person".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107-171, Sec. 10302(a)(3), substituted
"subsection (c) of this section" for "subsections (a), (b), or (c)
of this section".
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 107-171, Sec. 10303(a)(1), inserted heading
and substituted "$15,000" for "$5,000" in text.
Subsec. (g)(2)(B). Pub. L. 107-171, Sec. 10303(a)(2), inserted
"or from any State into any foreign country" before semicolon.
CHANGE OF NAME                          
"United States magistrate judge" substituted for "United States
magistrate" in subsec. (f) pursuant to section 321 of Pub. L. 101-
650, set out as a note under section 631 of Title 28, Judiciary
and Judicial Procedure.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT                 
Pub. L. 107-171, title X, Sec. 10302(b), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat.
492, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending
this section] take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act [May 13, 2002]."
Pub. L. 107-171, title X, Sec. 10303(b), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat.
492, provided that: "The amendment made by this section [amending
this section] takes effect 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act [May 13, 2002]."
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