Alleged Violation and Detention Notice

OMB APPROVED: NO. 0581-0113

U.S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND SEED PROGRAM
ALLEGED VIOLATION AND DETENTION NOTICE
1. NAME AND ADDRESS OF VIOLATOR

The authorities for requesting the information to be supplied on this form and any
supplements are the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 USC 1031-1056) to provide a
mandatory inspection program & the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 USC 1621-1627)
to provide a voluntary grading program. This form is used to report alleged violation(s) of
the EPIA (Secs. 5,8,10,11,19, and 20) or the AMS (Sec. 203(h)) & as a notice & record of
detention of product in noncompliance with these Acts.

2. DATE OF REPORT

3. DATE OF VIOLATION

4. ALLEGED VIOLATION OF
EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT
VOLUNTARY REGULATIONS, PART___________________
OTHER_____________________________________________
5. TYPE OF VIOLATION

6. DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCT(Class, type, state, number of containers, net weight, description of labels, USDA marks, grading/inspection sampling results, etc.)

Shipped
Received

7. CERTIFICATION: I certify (1) that the product described above was received or shipped by us as noted and (2) that the shipping records(s), if any, and
invoice(s), or copies thereof furnished to or copied by an authorized representative of the Secretary of Agriculture, cover the shipment(s) described.
8. PRINTED NAME, TITLE AND SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED AGENT IN RECEIPT OF REPORT
9. DATE

10. NAME AND ADDRESS OF SHIPPER

11. NAME AND ADDRESS OF RECEIVER OR BUYER

12. SHIPPING RECORDS INVOICES (Description and date, attach copy)

13. LOCATION OF PRODUCT

14. DISPOSITION OF PRODUCT (Detained, denatured, returned to seller, etc.)

15. PRINTED NAME AND SIGNATURE OF REGULATORY INSPECTOR

16. ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE OF REGULATORY INSPECTOR

IF PRODUCT IS DETAINED - COMPLETE ITEMS 17, 18, AND 19 BELOW
DETAINED TAG(S) ATTACHED TO PRODUCT
19. DETENTION NOTICE RECEIVED BY (Signature)
17. NUMBER(S)
18. DATE

The product described above is DETAINED by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), for a period not to exceed twenty (20) days in accordance
with the authority contained in the EPIA. The detention identification shall not be detached, defaced, or destroyed and the detained product shall not be removed from detention and used,
moved, or altered in any manner without first being released by an authorized representative of the AMS, USDA, under penalty of fine and/or imprisonment. Voluntary disposition of the
product to prevent its use as human food, or placing the product in compliance, will result in termination of the detention. Seizure, condemnation and disposal of such product shall be as
directed by any United States District Court or other proper court as provided in the EPIA.

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LPS-518-1 (01/2018) (Previous edition dated 01/2015 may be used.)