(a) Applicability to live poultry dealers. The regulations in this part when applicable to live poultry dealers shall apply to all stages of a live poultry dealer's poultry production, including pullets, laying hens, breeders and broilers, excluding egg-type pullets, hens that only produce table eggs, and breeder flocks for the egg industry.
(b) Effective dates. The regulations in this part, when governing or affecting contracts, shall apply to any poultry growing arrangement, swine production contract, or any other livestock or poultry contract entered into, amended, altered, modified, renewed or extended after February 7, 2012. [76 FR 76889, Dec. 9, 2011]