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§1636d Recordkeeping

Title 7 › Chapter 38— DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › Subchapter II— LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING › Part E— Administration › § 1636d

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Packer companies that must report to the Secretary must keep and give the Secretary, on request, for 2 years the original contracts, receipts, and other records tied to any livestock transaction. This covers eight types of information, including purchase, sale, pricing, transport, delivery, weighing, slaughter, and carcass details, plus any records needed to check reported facts. The Secretary cannot force packers to provide new or extra information if it is not normally kept by packers or would be unduly burdensome. A record of a lot purchase of cattle or swine must show whether it happened before 10:00 a.m., between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., or after 2:00 p.m., all Central Time.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §1636d

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(a)Subject to subsection (b), each packer required to report information to the Secretary under this subchapter shall maintain, and make available to the Secretary on request, for 2 years—

(1)the original contracts, agreements, receipts and other records associated with any transaction relating to the purchase, sale, pricing, transportation, delivery, weighing, slaughter, or carcass characteristics of all livestock; and

(2)such records or other information as is necessary or appropriate to verify the accuracy of the information required to be reported under this subchapter.

(b)Under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary may not require a packer to provide new or additional information if—

(1)the information is not generally available or maintained by packers; or

(2)the provision of the information would be unduly burdensome.

(c)A record of a purchase of a lot of cattle or a lot of swine by a packer shall evidence whether the purchase occurred—

(1)before 10:00 a.m. Central Time;

(2)between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Central Time; or

(3)after 2:00 p.m. Central Time.

Reference

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 1636d

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60