Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets

Docket Number: AMS-FTPP-21-0046
Effective Date: The proposed rule published on June 28, 2024, 89 FR 53886, is withdrawn on January 16, 2025.

Summary

The United States Department of Agriculture's (“USDA” or “the Department”) Agricultural Marketing Service (“AMS” or “the Agency”) is withdrawing a notice of proposed rulemaking, the “Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets” proposed rule.

Contact

S. Brett Offutt, Chief Legal Officer/Policy Advisor, Packers and Stockyards Division, USDA AMS Fair Trade Practices Program, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC  20250; Phone: (202) 690-4355; or email: s.brett.offutt@usda.gov.

Supporting Documents

• Withdrawal of proposed rulemaking and termination of rulemaking proceeding
• Notice; extension of comment period
• Proposed Rule
• Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets Fact Sheet (pdf)