Agricultural Marketing Service March 6, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington; Decreased Assessment Rate
Document Number: 2024-04730
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-03-06
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
This final rule implements a recommendation from the Hazelnut Marketing Board (Board) to decrease the assessment rate established for the 2023-2024 marketing year and subsequent marketing years. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act
Document Number: 2024-04419
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-03-06
Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA or Department) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS or the Agency) amends its Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, regulations to prohibit undue prejudice and unjust discrimination against individuals on a prohibited basis unrelated to the quality of the service or product provided. The rule also identifies retaliatory practices that interfere with lawful communications, assertion of rights, and associated participation, among other protected activities, as unjust discrimination prohibited by the law. Finally, the rule identifies deceptive practices that violate the Packers and Stockyards Act with respect to contract formation, contract performance, contract termination, and contract refusal. The purpose of this rule is to promote inclusive competition and market integrity in the livestock, meats, poultry, and live poultry markets.
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