Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 122.djvu/1379

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12 2 STA T . 1 356PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 23 4—M A Y 22 , 200 8thenumb e rof enfor c ement a ct i on s fi l e d b y the G eneral C ounsel

‘ (E) for referrals to the General Counsel that resulted in an administrati v e enforcement action bein g filed , the length of time from the referral to the filing of the adminis - trative action; ‘‘( F ) for referrals to the General Counsel that resulted in an administrative enforcement action being filed, the length of time from filing to resolution of the administrative enforcement action; ‘‘(G) the number of investigations that resulted in referral to the D e p artment of J ustice for further action, and the number of civil enforcement actions filed by the Department of Justice on behalf of the S ecretary pursuant to such a referral; ‘‘( H ) for referrals that resulted in a civil enforcement action being filed by the Department of Justice, the length of time from the referral to the filing of the enforcement action; ‘‘( I ) for referrals that resulted in a civil enforcement action being filed by the Department of Justice, the length of time from the filing of the enforcement action to resolu- tion; and ‘‘(J) the average civil penalty imposed in administrative or civil enforcement actions for violations of this A ct, and the total amount of civil penalties imposed in all such enforcement actions; and ‘‘( 2 ) includes any other additional information the Secretary considers important to include in the annual report . ‘‘(b) F ORMAT O F I N FORMAT I ON P RO V I DE D. — For subparagraphs (C), (E), (F), and (H) of subsection (a)( 1 ), the Secretary may, if appropriate due to the number of complaints for a given category, provide summary statistics (including range, ma x imum, minimum, mean, and average times) and graphical representations. ’ ’. (b) S U N S ET.—Effective September 30 , 2012, section 4 1 6 of the Pac k ers and Stockyards Act, 1 9 21, as added by subsection (a)(2), is repealed. SEC.1 1 0 0 5 . PRODU C TI O N CONTR A CTS. T itle II of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 ( 7U .S.C. 19 8 et se q .) is amended by adding at the end the follo w ing

‘SEC. 2 0 8 . PRODUCTION CONTRACTS. ‘‘(a) R I GH T OF CONTRA C T PRODUCERS TO CANCE L PRODUCTION CONTRACTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A poultry grower or swine production contract grower may cancel a poultry growing arrangement or swine production contract by mailing a cancellation notice to the live poultry dealer or swine contractor not later than the later of— ‘‘(A) the date that is 3 business days after the date on which the poultry growing arrangement or swine produc- tion contract is executed; or ‘‘( B ) any cancellation date specified in the poultry growing arrangement or swine production contract. ‘‘(2) DISCLOSURE.—A poultry growing arrangement or swine production contract shall clearly disclose— 7USC19 7 a. 7USC7 2 9 note .