Form LS-78 Certification of Non-Producer Status (Seller)

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FORM APPROVED - OMB NO. 0581-0198

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

CERTIFICATION OF NON-PRODUCER STATUS (FOR THE SELLER)
Failure to pay the lamb checkoff is a violation of federal law. This form must be properly completed and signed to be valid. You may by law be fined
up to $10,000, imprisoned up to five years, or both, for knowingly or willfully making false statements within this document (18 U.S.C. § 1001).
I CLAIM NON-PRODUCER STATUS ON

HEAD OF LAMBS FOR A TOTAL LIVE WEIGHT OF

______

WHICH I AM RESELLING

(number)

ON

(date)

BUYER'S NAME AND ADDRESS

I CERTIFY upon reselling these lambs in compliance with 7 CFR 1280.217 that I have purchased these lamb to facilitate the transfer of ownership
of these lambs to a third party and I am reselling these lambs no later than 10 days from the date I purchased them; or that I have purchased these
lambs and upon transfer shall receive only a sales commission or a service fee which was established prior to my purchase of the lambs.
I (the reseller) further certify that when I purchased these lambs, collected the assessment due and passed it on to the subsequent
purchasers.

(Check applicable box(es))
1. I received a Certification of Non-Producer Status from the person I purchased these lambs from; or
2. I purchased these lambs in a transaction in which I was not responsible for paying an assessment.

Persons who owns these lambs at the time of sale and is claiming Non-Producer status.
RESELLER'S NAME:
SOCIAL SECURITY# OR TAX ID#:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE/ZIP:
SIGNATURE OF RESELLER:

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collection of information. INFORMATION IS REQUIRED BY (7 CFR 1280.407) Information is held confidential (7 CFR 1280.227).
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LS-78 (09-07)

(Destroy previous edition dated 07-03.)

(Destroy previous edition dated 05-02)