Any person can report to GIPSA violations or suspected violations and abuses in the grain, livestock, meat, and poultry industries.
Grain, Rice, & Pulses USDA, GIPSA, FGIS Compliance Division, Regulatory Branch STOP 3604 1400 Independence Ave., SW Washington, D.C. 20250-3604 FAX 202-690-2755
Livestock, Meat, & Poultry USDA, GIPSA, P&SP STOP 3601 1400 Independence Ave., SW Washington, D.C. 20250-3601 FAX 202-205-9237
The United States Grain Standards Act and the Agricultural Marketing Act regulations require that official personnel promptly report any violations of existing statutes, policies, procedures or instructions. They shall report incidences that include:
- (a) program activities (e.g., grain sampling, grading, weighing, etc.);
- (b) bribes (i.e., offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of anything of value);
- (c) assaults (e.g., verbal or physical attacks, etc.) and
- (d) misconduct (i.e., create the appearance of a loss of impartiality, etc.).
As stated by Congress, the purpose of the Packers and Stockyards Act (P&S Act) is "to assure fair competition and fair trade practices, to safeguard farmers and ranchers...to protect consumers...and to protect members of the livestock, meat, and poultry industries from unfair, deceptive, unjustly discriminatory and monopolistic practices...."
Accordingly, GIPSA encourages farmers, ranchers and other producers, consumers, and members of the livestock, meat, and poultry industries to report incidents of a) slow, insufficient, or non-payment for livestock, meat, or poultry, b) potential antitrust practices, or c) unfair, deceptive, and fraudulent practices by entities subject to the P&S Act. See the P&S Act publication on this website for a more complete description of the practices subject to GIPSA's enforcement.
Last updated 08/13/2008
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