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Show Livestock Dealers Urged to Register The United States Department of Agriculture says numerous livestock dealers in Utah, southeastern south-eastern Wyoming and southern Idaho are risking severe penalties penal-ties by engaging in business without registering and posting bond as required by the Packers and Stockyards Act. J. Merlin Hoskin, district P&S supervisor in Ogden for the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service, said a majority of reputable rep-utable dealers have met the registration reg-istration and bonding requirements require-ments of the amended P&S Act, I but v that a number either deliberately de-liberately are seeking to evade the law or mistakenly believe they are not subject to its provisions. pro-visions. . "It can readily be ascertained whether a dealer's operations bring him into interstate commerce. com-merce. No one should risk a $500 penalty for engaging in business without being registered, plus $25 fo reach day of continuing violation. Bond required is based on the annual volume of business transacted. trans-acted. The minimum is $5000. Hoskin urged all persons requiring re-quiring further information to inquire of his office, Room 200, Livestock Exchange Bldg., Ogden. |