The Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) have entered into a consent decision with Tyson Hog Markets (Tyson), doing business as Heinhold Hog Markets, Dakota Dunes, for issuing inaccurate livestock weights.
Tyson has been ordered to cease and desist from:
Tyson was further ordered to maintain complete and accurate scale records which correctly show the weights of livestock actually weighed by Tyson. Tyson has also been assessed a $15,000 (€12,945) civil penalty and will make restitution to livestock buyers and sellers. The consent decision resolves a complaint that was filed against Tyson.