Exhibit 614

Scope of Sections 202(a) and (b) of the Packers and Stockyards Act (81 FR 92566)

Exhibit 614 · Federal Register interim final rule

Scope of Sections 202(a) and (b) of the Packers and Stockyards Act (81 FR 92566)

This interim final rule reiterates USDA's longstanding interpretation that not all violations of the P&S Act require a showing of harm or likely harm to competition.

Obama-administration interim final rule clarifying that conduct can violate sections 202(a) and (b) without a finding of harm or likely harm to competition. Withdrawn on 18 October 2017.

Source: USDA Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Date: 20 December 2016
Quoted from: Federal Register abstract (Summary)
Grade: Primary record
Document: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-12-20/pdf/2016-30424.pdf
Accessed: 2026-11-09
Cited by: Findings citing this exhibit

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Finding AGR-5.3: Primary record USDA rules defining unfair practices under the Packers and Stockyards Act were proposed in 2010, limited by a 2011 appropriations rider, issued in 2016, withdrawn in 2017, finalized in 2020, expanded in 2024 and, for broiler grower payments, delayed in 2026 to December 31, 2027. Administrations and Congresses of both parties acted at each step, and White Houses of both parties described meat processing as insufficiently competitive in January 2022 and September 2026.