Release No.: 022-20
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2020 – As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Dec. 11, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) reached a consent decision with Freddy Lamb (Lamb), Roff, Okla., for an alleged violation of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
An investigation by USDA’s AMS resulted in the issuance of an administrative complaint on Sept. 6, 2019, against Lamb. The investigation revealed that on 12 dates from June 2016 to August 2016, Lamb operated as a dealer buying and selling livestock for his own account without obtaining the necessary bond or bond equivalent. Operating without an adequate bond or bond equivalent is a violation of the P&S Act.
Under the consent decision, Lamb is ordered to cease and desist from operating without the necessary bond or bond equivalent and his livestock dealing operations are suspended for 30 days and continuing thereafter until Lamb provides AMS with a new application for registration, and a livestock dealer bond in the amount of $10,000. After the initial 30 day suspension period, Lamb may apply to have his suspension lifted if he files the new registration and bond.
The P&S Act is a fair-trade practice and payment protection law that promotes fair and competitive marketing environments for the livestock, meat and poultry industries.
For further information about the P&S Act, contact Stuart Frank, Director, Packers and Stockyards Division, Fair Trade Practices Program at (515) 323-2586, or by email at stuart.frank@usda.gov.
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