7 CFR § 59.201 - General reporting provisions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s59.201"
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title: "7 CFR § 59.201 - General reporting provisions."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "59.201"
section_name: "General reporting provisions."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946 AND THE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT"
part_number: "59"
part_name: "LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 1635-1636i."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 28633, May 16, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "59"
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# 59.201 General reporting provisions.

(a) *Packer-owned swine.* Information required under this section for packer-owned swine shall include quantity and carcass characteristics, but not price.

(b) *Type of purchase.* If information regarding the type of purchase is required under this section, the information shall be reported according to the numbers and percentages of each type of purchase comprising:

(1) Packer-sold swine; and

(2) All other swine.