[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: 9CFR203.17]



[Page 58]

 

                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS

 

  CHAPTER II--GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ADMINISTRATION 

       (PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS PROGRAMS),DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

PART 203_STATEMENTS OF GENERAL POLICY UNDER THE PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS 

ACT--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 203.17  Statement of general policy with respect to rates and 

charges at posted stockyards.



    (a) Requests have been received from stockyard operators, market 

agencies, and livestock producers urging a reduction of rate regulation 

at posted stockyards. Their requests are based on the belief that 

competition among markets will set a level of rates and charges fair to 

both the market operator and to the livestock producer. Grain 

Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (Packers and 

Stockyards Programs) will accept for filing tariffs containing any level 

of charges after 10 days' notice to the public and to the Secretary as 

required by the Act.

    (b) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (Packers 

and Stockyards Programs) will not investigate the level of rates and 

charges established by stockyard owners and market agencies for 

reasonableness except upon receipt of a valid complaint or under 

compelling circumstances warranting such an investigation. Stockyard 

owners and market agencies will have substantial flexibility in setting 

their own rates and charges.

    (c) Complaints filed about the reasonableness of rates and charges 

will be investigated to determine the validity of such complaints and 

appropriate action taken if warranted.

    (d) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (Packers 

and Stockyards Programs) will continue to insure that the schedules of 

rates and charges filed with the Department are applied uniformly and in 

a nondiscriminatory manner.



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

0580-0015)



(7 U.S.C. 203, 204, 207, 217a, 222 and 228)



[49 FR 33004, Aug. 20, 1984, as amended at 68 FR 75388, Dec. 31, 2003]