Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
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The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration is a former USDA agency responsible for ensuring fair trading practices, accurate grain inspection and weighing, and competitive livestock and poultry markets in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Department of Agriculture agency
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former federal agency → government organization → |
| abbreviation |
GIPSA
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| country |
United States
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| dissolutionDate |
2017
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| dissolvedInto |
Agricultural Marketing Service
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| enforces |
competition rules in livestock markets
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grain quality standards → trade practice rules in livestock and poultry sectors → |
| goal |
ensure accurate grain inspection and weighing
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ensure fair and competitive livestock and poultry markets → |
| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| industry |
grain
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livestock → poultry → |
| jurisdiction |
United States grain markets
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United States livestock markets → United States poultry markets → federal → |
| legalBasis |
Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921
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United States grain standards laws → |
| locatedIn |
United States Department of Agriculture South Building, Washington, D.C.
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| parentOrganization |
United States Department of Agriculture
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| partOf |
United States federal government
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| regulates |
live poultry dealers
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livestock dealers → packers → stockyards → |
| responsibility |
enforcing the Packers and Stockyards Act
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ensuring fair trading practices in livestock and poultry markets → grain inspection → grain weighing → promoting competitive livestock markets → protecting producers and consumers in livestock and poultry markets → |
| scope |
national
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| sector |
agriculture
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| supervises |
grain inspection system
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grain weighing system → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Agricultural Marketing Service
("Federal Grain Inspection Service")
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hasPart |
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United States Department of Agriculture
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oversees |