Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102

§1636a Unlawful Acts

Title 7 › CHAPTER 38 — DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › SUBCHAPTER II — LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING › Part E — Administration › § 1636a

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

It is illegal for any packer or other person covered by this subchapter, when giving information required under parts B, C, or D as the Secretary requires, to purposely do any of the following. They may not refuse, delay, or give inaccurate information to the Secretary (including estimates). They may not ask someone else to withhold or delay required information as a condition of a deal. They may not submit estimated data that repeatedly differs a lot from the actual information or from the Secretary’s audits.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §1636a

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It shall be unlawful and a violation of this subchapter for any packer or other person subject to this subchapter (in the submission of information required under part B, C, or D of this subchapter, as determined by the Secretary) to willfully—
(1)fail or refuse to provide, or delay the timely reporting of, accurate information to the Secretary (including estimated information);
(2)solicit or request that a packer, the buyer or seller of livestock or livestock products, or any other person fail to provide, as a condition of any transaction, accurate or timely information required under this subchapter;
(3)fail or refuse to comply with this subchapter; or
(4)report estimated information in any report required under this subchapter in a manner that demonstrates a pattern of significant variance in accuracy when compared to the actual information that is reported for the same reporting period, or as determined by any audit, oversight, or other verification procedures of the Secretary.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 1636a

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102