Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§1636e Voluntary Reporting
Title 7 › CHAPTER 38 — DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › SUBCHAPTER II — LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING › Part E — Administration › § 1636e
Summary
The Secretary must encourage packers (see section 191 for who counts as a packer) who are not required to make reports under this subchapter to provide reports on a voluntary basis.
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Title 7, §1636e
Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary shall encourage voluntary reporting by packers (as defined in section 191 of this title) to which the mandatory reporting requirements of this subchapter do not apply.
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7 U.S.C. § 1636e
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102