### Question
How is the term stockyard defined?


### Answer
The term **stockyard** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 202* as the following:

> any place, establishment, or facility commonly known as stockyards, conducted, operated, or managed for profit or nonprofit as a public market for livestock producers, feeders, market agencies, and buyers, consisting of pens, or other inclosures, and their appurtenances, in which live cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats are received, held, or kept for sale or shipment in commerce

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 202*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 9-PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS > SUBCHAPTER III-STOCKYARDS AND STOCKYARD DEALERS**

