[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 164 (Monday, August 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51003-51004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21664]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Deposting of Stockyards

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: We are deposting 77 stockyards. These facilities are no longer 
capable of being used as stockyards and, therefore, are no longer 
required to be posted.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 25, 2003.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration (GIPSA) administers and enforces the Packers and 
Stockyards Act of 1921, as amended and supplemented (7 U.S.C. 181-229) 
(P&S Act). The P&S Act prohibits unfair, deceptive, and fraudulent 
practices by livestock market agencies, dealers, stockyard owners, meat 
packers, swine contractors, and live poultry dealers in the livestock, 
poultry, and meatpacking industries.
    Section 302 of the P&S Act (7 U.S.C. 202) defines the term 
``stockyard'' as follows:

    * * * any place, establishment, or facility commonly known as 
stockyards, conducted, operated, or managed for profit or nonprofit 
as a public market for livestock producers, feeders, market 
agencies, and buyers, consisting of pens, or other inclosures, and 
their appurtenances, in which live cattle, sheep, swine, horses, 
mules, or goats are received, held, or kept for sale or shipment in 
commerce.

    Section 302 (b) of the P&S Act requires the Secretary to determine 
which stockyards meet this definition, and to notify the owner of the 
stockyard and the public of that determination by posting a notice in 
each designated stockyard. After giving notice to the stockyard owner 
and to the public, the stockyard is subject to the provisions of Title 
III of the P&S Act (7 U.S.C. 201-203 and 205-217a) until the Secretary 
deposts the stockyard by public notice.
    We depost a stockyard after the facility can no longer be used as a 
stockyard. Some of the reasons a facility can no longer be used as a 
stockyard include: the facility has been moved and the posted facility 
is abandoned, the facility has been torn down or otherwise destroyed, 
such as by fire, the facility is dilapidated beyond repair, or the 
facility has been converted and its function changed.
    This document notifies the public that the following 77 stockyards 
no longer meet the definition of stockyard and that we are deposting 
the facilities.

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              Facility No.                   Stockyard name and location                 Date posted
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AL-106..................................  Athens--Limestone Stockyard,      November 16, 1971
                                           Athens, Alabama.
AL-127..................................  Geneva County Livestock, Geneva,  August 27, 1959
                                           Alabama.
AL-162..................................  Barrett Livestock Market, Inc.,   June 27, 1978
                                           Wetumpka, Alabama.
AL-167..................................  Kenneth Hinckle Feeder Pig Sale,  August 28, 1986
                                           Piedmont, Alabama.
AL-186..................................  Wood's Livestock Market,          December 1, 1991
                                           Ohatchee, Alabama.
AL-188..................................  Centre Livestock Market, Inc.,    November 9, 1995
                                           Centre Alabama.
AR-102..................................  Atkins Livestock Auction,         January 13, 1970
                                           Atkins, Arkansas.
AR-112..................................  Eudora Livestock Auction          August 15, 1958
                                           Company, Eudora, Arkansas.
AR-122..................................  Imboden Concentration Point,      February 18, 1970
                                           Imboden, Arkansas.
AR-151..................................  S & S Livestock, Paragould,       March 6, 1974
                                           Arkansas.
AR-165..................................  Beebe Livestock Exchange, Beebe,  April 1, 1991
                                           Arkansas.
AR-167..................................  Dunn's Horse and Tack Sale, El    March 19, 1992
                                           Dorado, Arkansas.
AR-171..................................  Roden's Auction Service,          May 1, 1996
                                           DeQueen, Arkansas.
AZ-103..................................  Layton Livestock Auction, Inc.,   October 15, 1957
                                           Tucson, Arizona.
CA-106..................................  Rebik Auction Yard, Brawley,      January 11, 1959
                                           California.
CA-115..................................  Dixon Livestock Auction Co.,      October 6, 1959
                                           Dixon, California.
CA-172..................................  Western Auction Co., El Cajon,    November 8, 1976
                                           California.
CA-179..................................  Martins Dairy Stockyards, Chino,  February 21, 1986
                                           California.
CA-187..................................  Cash & Carry Livestock Sale,      November 20, 1993
                                           Apple Valley, California.

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CO-101..................................  Mile Hi Livestock Auction Co.,    December 28, 1962
                                           Broomfield, Colorado.
CO-130..................................  Limon Cattle Auction, L.L.C.,     March 6, 1957
                                           Limon, Colorado.
CO-150..................................  Monte Vista Livestock Auction,    May 8, 1981
                                           Inc. Ignaco, Colorado.
IA-188..................................  Monticello Sale Barn,             October 13, 1965
                                           Monticello, Iowa.
IA-215..................................  Sioux City Stock Yards, Sioux     November 1, 1921
                                           City, Iowa.
ID-105..................................  Coeur d'Alene Livestock, Inc.,    October 2, 1959
                                           Couer d'Alene, Idaho.
ID-109..................................  Gooding Livestock Commission      February 28, 1950
                                           Co., Inc., Gooding, Idaho.
KS-125..................................  Emmett Livestock Sales, Emmett,   June 1, 1959
                                           Kansas.
KS-140..................................  Hiawatha Auction Company,         May 25, 1959
                                           Hiawatha, Kansas.
KS-147..................................  Iola Community Sale, Iola,        May 28, 1959
                                           Kansas.
KS-153..................................  D. C. Livestock, Lawerence,       February 15, 1963
                                           Kansas.
KS-200..................................  Leavenworth Livestock Auction     February 7, 1975
                                           Company, Leavenworth, Kansas.
KS-206..................................  Sunflower Horse Auction,          February 12, 1986
                                           Chapman, Kansas.
KY-114..................................  Glasgow Livestock Market, Inc.,   December 11, 1959
                                           Glasgow, Kentucky.
LA-107..................................  Clarks Livestock Auction, Inc.,   April 10, 1957
                                           Benton, Louisiana.
LA-117..................................  Grand Cane Livestock Sales,       March 11, 1959
                                           Inc., Grand Cane, Louisiana.
LA-127..................................  Dominique's Livestock Market,     September 28, 1962
                                           Inc., Marksville, Louisiana.
MD-100..................................  Aberdeen Sales Co., Aberdeen,     October 27, 1959
                                           Maryland.
MN-140..................................  Princeton Livestock Market,       October 15, 1959
                                           Inc., Princeton, Minnesota.
MS-153..................................  E & E Livestock, Inc., Tupelo,    May 17, 1974
                                           Mississippi.
MS-166..................................  Granger Trading Barn,             February 21, 1993
                                           Halzlehurst, Mississippi.
MS-168..................................  S & S Sales, Mantachie,           January 8, 1996
                                           Mississippi.
MS-169..................................  McDermott Sale Company, Byhalia,  October 24, 1996
                                           Mississippi.
MT-104..................................  Montana Livestock Auction,        February 14, 1950
                                           Butte, Montana.
NC-126..................................  Stanley County Livestock Market,  March 31, 1961
                                           Norwood, North Carolina.
NC-161..................................  Mount Olive Livestock Market,     February 2, 1990
                                           Inc., Faison, North Carolina.
NY-100..................................  Empire Livestock Adams Sales,     August 4, 1960
                                           Adams, New York.
NY-106..................................  Sunny Acres Livestock Market,     September 20, 1960
                                           Bombay, New York.
NY-126..................................  Johnstown Livestock Sales, Inc.,  June 14, 1965
                                           Johnstown, New York.
NY-130..................................  Thomas Commission Company,        December 7, 1960
                                           Malone, New York.
NY-131..................................  Milford Commission Sales          August 17, 1960
                                           Stables, Inc., Milford, New
                                           York.
NY-133..................................  Newman's Livestock Exchange,      September 15, 1962
                                           Inc., Newport, New York.
NY-136..................................  Empire Livestock Marketing        July 11, 1960
                                           Cooperative, Inc., Owego, New
                                           York.
NY-162..................................  Englan Select Sales, Inc.,        June 30, 1981
                                           Madison, New York.
NY-165..................................  Angelica Feeder Sales             September 5, 1986
                                           Cooperative, Inc., Angelica,
                                           New York.
NY-169..................................  Baurer Horse and Tack Auction,    October 24, 1989
                                           Lyons, New York.
NY-172..................................  The Bar W Ranch & Sales,          November 11, 1994
                                           Shushan, New York.
OK-106..................................  Ardmore Livestock Auction and     November 15, 1949
                                           Ringling Livestock Auction,
                                           Ardmore, Oklahoma.
OK-122..................................  Dewey Stockyards, Dewey,          August 31, 1964
                                           Oklahoma.
OK-145..................................  Marietta Livestock Auction Sale,  April 7, 1959
                                           Marietta, Oklahoma.
OK-159..................................  Perkins ``Y'' Livestock Auction,  April 27, 1959
                                           Inc., Perkins, Oklahoma.
OK-164..................................  Ringling Livestock Auction,       March 6, 1950
                                           Ringling, Oklahoma.
OK-197..................................  Alva Sales Company, Inc., Alva,   November 10, 1977
                                           Oklahoma.
OK-198..................................  Erin Springs Livestock Auction,   November 25, 1978
                                           Erin Springs, Oklahoma.
OR-103..................................  Corvallis Auction Yard, Inc.,     September 22, 1959
                                           Corvallis, Oregon.
OR-116..................................  Portland Livestock Exchange,      November 1, 1921
                                           North Portland, Oregon.
OR-126..................................  Mikes Livestock Auction, Eagle    January 1, 1996
                                           Point, Oregon.
TN-113..................................  Covington Sales Company,          June 19, 1959
                                           Covington, Tennessee.
TN-157..................................  Scotts Hill Sales Barn, Scotts    May 7, 1959
                                           Hill, Tennessee.
TN-181..................................  Murfreesboro Livestock Market,    October 27, 1983
                                           Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
TN-189..................................  Middle Tennessee Horse Sale,      July 17, 1993
                                           Decherd, Tennessee.
TN-190..................................  H Bar M Horse Auction, Athens,    September 13, 1993
                                           Tennessee.
UT-101..................................  Delta Livestock Exchange L.L.C.,  January 28, 1955
                                           Delta, Utah.
UT-117..................................  Parker Sales, Logan, Utah.......  June 18, 1992
UT-118..................................  Ogden Livestock Auction, Inc.,    January 27, 1994
                                           Farr West, Utah.
VT-102..................................  Thomas Hichack Company            November 18, 1959
                                           Commission Sales, Morrisville,
                                           Vermont.
VT-111..................................  Roberts Livestock and             March 20, 1986
                                           Auctioneering--Sales & Auction
                                           Barn, Newport, Vermont.
WA-117..................................  Britton Brothers, Snohomish,      September 22, 1959
                                           Washington.
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Effective Date

    This notice is effective upon publication in the Federal Register 
because it relieves a restriction and, therefore, may be made effective 
in less than 30 days after publication in the Federal Register without 
prior notice or other public procedure.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 202.

    Dated: August 20, 2003.
Donna Reifschneider,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-21664 Filed 8-22-03; 8:45 am]
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