# Scope of Sections 202(a) and (b) of the Packers and Stockyards Act
> **US Department of Agriculture** · Interim final rule; notice of delay of effective date. · Published 2017-04-12 · Effective 2016-12-20 · 82 FR 17531
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-07360
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Agriculture
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 17531
- **CFR reference:** 9 CFR 201
- **Publication date:** 2017-04-12
- **Effective date:** 2016-12-20
## Abstract

The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is delaying the effective date of the rule published on December 20, 2016, for an additional six months to October 19, 2017, in response to a comment received from a national general farm organization that requested an extension of time and to allow time for further consideration by USDA. The effective date for this rule was originally February 21, 2017, and subsequently delayed to April 22, 2017, by a document published in the Federal Register on February 7, 2017. The interim final rule addresses the scope of sections 202(a) and (b) of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended and supplemented (P&S Act) in order to clarify that conduct or action may violate sections 202(a) and (b) of the P&S Act without adversely affecting, or having a likelihood of adversely affecting, competition.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/04/12/2017-07360/scope-of-sections-202a-and-b-of-the-packers-and-stockyards-act)
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