7 U.S.C. § 1635m

Mandatory reporting for lambs

(a) Establishment

The Secretary may establish a program of mandatory lamb price information reporting that will—

(1)

provide timely, accurate, and reliable market information;

(2)

facilitate more informed marketing decisions; and

(3)

promote competition in the lamb slaughtering industry.

(b) Notice and comment

If the Secretary establishes a mandatory price reporting program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for comment on proposed regulations to establish the program during the 30-day period beginning on the date of the publication of the proposed regulations.

( Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966 , title II, § 241, as added Pub. L. 106–78, title IX, § 911(2) , Oct. 22, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1200 .)