[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
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--
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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]