Undue and Unreasonable Preferences and Advantages Under the Packers and Stockyards Act
meat-poultry · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 2020-12-11 · Effective 2021-01-11 · 85 FR 79779
Document
Document number
2020-27117
Federal Register citation
85 FR 79779
CFR reference
9 CFR 201
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
meat-poultry
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
2020-12-11
Effective date
2021-01-11
USDA docket
Doc. No. AMS-FTPP-18-0101
Abstract
This final rule establishes a new regulation containing criteria the Secretary of Agriculture will consider when determining whether an undue or unreasonable preference or advantage has occurred in violation of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (Act). A provision of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill) requires the Secretary to establish the criteria. The Act protects fair trade, financial integrity, and competitive marketing for livestock, meat, and poultry.