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7 U.S.C. § 1636e — Voluntary reporting
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The Secretary shall encourage voluntary reporting by packers (as defined in [section 191 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section191&num=0&edition=prelim)) to which the mandatory reporting requirements of this subchapter do not apply.
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The Secretary shall encourage voluntary reporting by packers (as defined in [section 191 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section191&num=0&edition=prelim)) to which the mandatory reporting requirements of this subchapter do not apply.
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When used in this chapter the term “packer” means any person engaged in the business (a) of buying livestock in commerce for purposes of slaughter, or (b) of manufacturing or preparing meats or meat food products for sale or shipment in commerce, or (c) of marketing meats, meat food products, or livestock products in an unmanufactured form acting as a wholesale broker, dealer, or distributor in commerce.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 1636h
this subchapter shall maintain, and make avail-
able to the Secretary on request, for 2 years—
(1) the original contracts, agreements, re-
ceipts 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 accu-
racy of the information required to be re-
ported under this subchapter.
(b) Limitations
Under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary may not
require a packer to provide new or additional in-
formation 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.)
§ 1636e. Voluntary reporting
The Secretary shall encourage voluntary re-
porting by packers (as defined in section 191 of
this title) to which the mandatory reporting re-
quirements of this subchapter do not apply.
(Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 256, as added Pub.
L. 106–78, title IX, § 911(2), Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat.
1204.)
§ 1636f. Publication of information on retail pur-
chase prices for representative meat prod-
ucts
(a) In general
Beginning not later than 90 days after October
22, 1999, the Secretary shall compile and publish
at least monthly (weekly, i
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