Grants the Secretary of Agriculture authority to use civil investigative demands for enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921.
The Packers and Stockyards Improvements Act amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to grant the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to use civil investigative demands for enforcement. This includes the ability to demand documentary materials, tangible things, written reports, answers to questions, and oral testimony. The bill also expands the definition of unfair practices to include actions by live poultry dealers and swine contractors.
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