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Instructions to Complete 

Reparation Complaint 

Form P&SP-5000 

If you believe that you have been harmed by the actions of any person or firm subject to the Packers and Stockyards 

Act, 1921, as amended and supplemented, then you may file a reparation complaint, in writing, within 90 days after 

you determine there is cause for action. This form is provided to you, as the complainant, to file the complaint, in 

writing. 

Mail four copies of the completed form, with accompanying, supporting documentation, to the appropriate regional 

office of the Packers and Stockyards Program as listed below; retain a copy for your files. The states covered by 

each regional office are listed below its address. 

Regional Offices of the Packers and Stockyards Program 

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

Eastern Regional Office 

Suite 230 

75 Spring Street 

Atlanta, GA 30303-3308 

Telephone: (404) 562-5840 

FAX: (404) 562-5848 

E-mail: 

PSPAtlantaGA.GIPSA@usda.gov

Western Regional Office 

3950 Lewiston St., Suite 200 

Aurora, CO 80011-1556 

Telephone: (303) 375-4240 

FAX: (303) 371-4609 

E-mail: 

PSPDenverCO.GIPSA@usda.gov

Midwestern Regional Office 

Room 317 

210 Walnut Street 

Des Moines, IA 50309-2110 

Telephone: (515) 323-2579 

FAX: (515) 323-2590 

E-mail: 

PSPDesMoinesIA.GIPSA@usda.gov

States Covered States Covered States Covered 

AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, LA, 

MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, 

NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV

AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, KS, MT, 

NM, NV, OK, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY

IA, IL, IN, KY, OH, MI, MO, MN, 

ND, NE, SD, WI

If you have questions regarding completion of ANY portion of the reparation claim form, please contact the 

Regional Office in the area which you reside for assistance. 

The claimant(s) must complete lines 1 through 8 and must sign line 9. 

Line 

No. 

Subject Instruction 

1 Name and Address of 

Complainant 

Enter the name(s) and street, city, state, and zip code of each of 

the complainants wishing to file a complaint of reparation. 

2 Name and Address of 

Respondent 

Enter the name(s) and street, city, state, and zip code of the 

person(s) or firm(s) the complaint is being filed against. 

If you are naming more than one respondent, prepare an 

additional copy for each respondent. 

3 Date of Transaction Enter the date of the transaction upon which you based your 

complaint. 

4 Amount Claimed Enter the amount you are claiming as damages. 

5 Location of Transaction Enter the name and street, city, state, and zip code where the 

transaction took place. 

6 Description of 

Transaction 

Give a brief description of the events involving the transaction, 

including the alleged violation. All supporting documentation 

must be attached to the complaint. 

7 Itemize Amount Claimed Itemize the transaction(s) and give an explanation of how you 

calculated the amount of damages that you are claiming. 

8 Date Enter the date you sign the complaint. 

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Line 

No. 

Subject Instruction 

9 Signature of 

Complainants 

Each of the complainants must sign the complaint. 

Sections 308 and 309 of the 

Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as Amended and Supplemented 

In Relevant Part 

Section 308. Liability to individuals for violations; enforcement generally.1

(a) If any person subject to this Act violates any of the provisions of this Act, or 

of any order of the Secretary under this Act, relating to the purchase, sale, or 

handling of livestock, the purchase or sale of poultry, or relating to any poultry 

growing arrangement or swine production contract, he shall be liable to the person 

or persons injured thereby for the full amount of damages sustained in 

consequence of such violation. 

(b) Such liability may be enforced either (1) by complaint to the Secretary as 

provided in section 309, or (2) by suit in any district court of the United States of 

competent jurisdiction; but this section shall not in any way abridge or alter the 

remedies now existing at common law or by statute, but the provisions of this Act 

are in addition to such remedies. (7 U.S.C. 209) 

Section 309. Proceedings before Secretary for violations. 

(a) COMPLAINT; RESPONSE; SATISFACTION OR INVESTIGATION. Any person 

complaining of anything done or omitted to be done by any stockyard owner, 

market agency, or dealer (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 

“defendant”) in violation of the provisions of sections 304, 305, 306, or 307, or of 

an order of the Secretary made under this title, may, at any time within ninety 

days after the cause of action accrues, apply to the Secretary by petition which 

shall briefly state the facts, whereupon the complaint thus made shall be 

forwarded by the Secretary to the defendant, who shall be called upon to satisfy 

the complaint, or to answer it in writing, within a reasonable time to be specified 

by the Secretary. If the defendant within the time specified makes reparation for 

the injury alleged to be done he shall be relieved of liability to the complainant 

only for the particular violation thus complained of. If the defendant does not 

satisfy the complaint within the time specified, or there appears to be any 

reasonable ground for investigating the complaint, it shall be the duty of the 

Secretary to investigate the matters complained of in such manner and by such 

means as he deems proper. (7 U.S.C. 210)

 

1 Amended by acts of Congress, approved Sept. 13, 1976, Nov. 23, 1987, and May 13, 2002. NOTE: The full text 

of the Packer and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended and supplemented is available on the USDA GIPSA web site 

(http://www.usda.gov/gipsa/lawsandregs/law/p&s_act.pdf). 

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