[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 9, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 9CFR201.72]



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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS

 

  CHAPTER II--GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ADMINISTRATION 

       (PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS PROGRAMS),DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

PART 201_REGULATIONS UNDER THE PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT--Table of 

Contents

 

Sec. 201.72  Scales; testing of.



    (a) Each stockyard owner, market agency, dealer, packer, or live 

poultry dealer who weighs livestock, live poultry, or feed for purposes 

of purchase, sale, acquisition, payment, or settlement of livestock or 

live poultry, or who weighs livestock carcasses for the purpose of 

purchase on a carcass weight basis, or who furnishes scales for such 

purposes, shall cause such scales to be tested by competent persons in 

accordance with the regulations in this part at least twice during each 

calendar year at intervals of approximately 6 months. More frequent 

testing will be required in cases where the scale does not maintain 

accuracy between tests.

    (b) Each stockyard owner, market agency, dealer, packer, or live 

poultry dealer who weighs livestock, livestock carcasses, live poultry, 

or feed for purposes of purchase, sale, acquisition, payment, or 

settlement of livestock, livestock carcasses or live poultry shall 

furnish reports of such tests and inspections on forms prescribed by the 

Administrator. The stockyard owner, market agency, dealer, packer or 

live poultry dealer shall retain one copy of the test and inspection 

report and shall file one copy with the P&S regional office for the 

region in which the scale is located.

    (c) When scales used for weighing livestock, livestock carcasses, 

live poultry, or feed are tested and inspected by an agency of a State 

or municipality or other governmental subdivision, the forms ordinarily 

used by such agency for reporting test and inspection of scales shall be 

accepted in lieu of the forms prescribed for this purpose by the 

Administrator if such forms contain substantially the same information.



(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 

0580-0015)



[65 FR 17763, Apr. 5, 2000]