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Instructions to Complete 

Packer Inquiry 

Form P&SP-1400 

You, as an individual, corporation, association or other entity that may engage in business as a packer, must provide 

the information required by form P&SP-1400. 

Penalties for willfully making, or causing to be made, any false entry or statement of fact in any report required to be 

made under the P&S Act include a fine between $1,000 to $5,000 or imprisonment. (7 U.S.C. 222 (Section 402 of 

the P&S Act) 

Mail the completed form to the appropriate regional office of the Packers and Stockyards Program as listed below. 

The states and territories covered by each regional office are listed below the regional office’s 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, 

NL NY, PA, PR, QC, RI, SC, TN, 

VA, VT, WV

AB, AK, AZ, BC, CA, CO, HI, ID, 

KS, MT, NM, NV, OK, OR, SK, 

TX, UT, WA, WY

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

MN, ND, NE, ON, SD, WI

Additional copies of the report may be obtained from the regional office covering your state. All inquiries 

concerning any section or part of a section contained in the report can also be addressed to that regional office. 

Line No. Subject Instructions 

FORM HEADER 

 Business Entity ID Business Entity ID should be completed using information provided by 

P&SP. If the information is not already completed on the form, please 

contact your Regional P&SP office to obtain the number. 

 Preference for Filing Select the method by which you prefer to receive your Annual Report; 

Electronic or Paper Copy. If you select Electronic, you will receive an email 

message from our system, reminding you that your annual report is due, with 

instructions to go to the E-Files website located at 

https://formsadmin.sc.egov.usda.gov/ 

GENERAL INFORMATION – SECTION 1

101 Reporting Period Report period a. from – b. to 

102 Legal Business Name Enter the legal business name of the firm. 

103 Business Name (dba) Enter the business name. 

104 

& 105 

Mailing Address 

City, State, Zip 

Enter complete mailing address. 

106 

& 107 

Physical Address Enter the complete physical address of the firm. 

108 Contact Name Enter the name of the person to contact. 

109 Telephone Number Enter the area code and telephone number where you may be reached during 

the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. local time. 

110 Fax Number Enter the area code and main business fax number where you may be 

reached during the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. local time. 

111 E-Mail Address Enter complete e-mail address. 

112 Web Address Enter complete web address. 
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Line No. Subject Instructions 

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE – SECTION 2 

201 – 205 Owners, Officers, 

Partners, and 

Members 

For each owner, officer, partner, and member enter their name, title, and 

respective percentage of ownership. 

206 Type of Organization Indicate if your organization is an individual, partnership, corporation, LLC, 

LLP, Co-op, Association or other. 

207 Change in 

Organization 

Indicate Yes or No if your organization had any change during the year. 

208 Details of 

Organizational 

Change 

If line 207 is “Yes”, give details. 

209 State Incorporated, 

Registered, Formed 

List State Incorporated/Registered/Formed. 

210 Date Incorporated, 

Registered, Formed 

List Date Incorporated/Registered/ Formed. 

COST OF LIVESTOCK PURCHASED – SECTION 3 

301 Livestock Purchased Enter the total cost of livestock purchases for your account during the 

reporting period. 

JURISDICTION – SECTION 4 

401 Number of Days Indicate the number of days business was conducted during the reporting 

year. 

402 Total Sales Value Indicate the total sales value of all meat and meat food products handled by 

the firm. 

403 Livestock for 

Slaughter 

Indicate YES or NO if the firm purchases livestock for slaughter at terminal 

stockyards or auction markets. 

404 Livestock for 

Slaughter Outside the 

State 

Indicate YES or NO if the firm purchases livestock for slaughter from 

outside the State in which it is slaughtered. 

405 Selling Meat Outside 

the State Meat is 

Manufactured 

Indicate YES or NO if the firm sells or ships any meat or meat food products 

outside the State where the meat or meat food products are manufactured. 

406 Selling Meat to U.S. 

Government 

Agencies 

Indicate YES or NO if the firm sells or ships meat or meat food products 

manufactured or prepared by it to U.S. Government agencies. 

407 Wholesale Broker, 

Dealer, or Distributor 

Indicate YES or NO if the firm operates as a wholesale broker, dealer, or 

distributor in commerce to market meat, meat food products, or livestock 

products in an unmanufactured form. 

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTERED – SECTION 5 

501 Slaughtered on 

Firm’s Account 

Enter the number of head of livestock that was slaughtered by the firm for its 

own account by each species of livestock. 

502 Slaughtered For 

Others 

Enter the number of head of livestock that was slaughtered by the firm for 

the accounts of others by each species of livestock. 

503 Slaughtered by 

Others For the Firm 

Enter the number of head of livestock that was slaughtered by others for the 

firm’s account by each species of livestock. For each person or firm listed, 

please indicate if you are responding to line 502 or line 503. 

 REMARKS – SECTION 6 

601 Remarks Use line 601 for additional information or explanation, making reference to 

the line number. Continue on next sheet of form if necessary. 

 CERTIFICATION – SECTION 7 

701 Print Name Print name of a person listed on 201-205 

702 Signature Must be signed by a person listed on 201-205. 

703 Phone Number Enter the personal phone number of the person that signed the report. 

704 Date Enter the date the form was signed. 

705 Title Enter the title of the person signing the form.