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2012 U.S. Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 38 - DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS (§§ 1621 - 1638d)
Subchapter II - LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING (§§ 1635 - 1636i)
Part E - Administration (§§ 1636 - 1636i)
Section 1636d - Recordkeeping

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 38 - DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
SUBCHAPTER II - LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING
Part E - Administration
Sec. 1636d - Recordkeeping
Containssection 1636d
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, §255, as added Pub. L. 106-78, title IX, §911(2), Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1203.
Statutes at Large Reference113 Stat. 1203
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 106-78

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Administration - 7 U.S.C. § 1636d (2012)
§1636d. Recordkeeping (a) In general

Subject to subsection (b) of this section, 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) Limitations

Under subsection (a)(2) of this section, 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) Purchases of cattle or swine

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.

(Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, §255, as added Pub. L. 106–78, title IX, §911(2), Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1203.)

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