PSD- 4000 Weigher's Acknowledgement & Agreement

OMB Control No. 0581-0308

U.S. Department Of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Service
Fair Trade Practices Program
Packers and Stockyards Division

WEIGHERS’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
AND AGREEMENT

I,___________________________________________________________________________,
(1) Weigher’s Name
weighing for _________________________________________________________________,
(2) Entity Name
at ______________________________________, _________________________, as a weigher
(3) City
(4) State
have read and received the Instructions for Weighing (Livestock or Live Poultry and Feed), issued
under the authority of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended and supplemented.
(5) Select the statement that applies:
I acknowledge receipt of Instructions for Weighing Livestock and agree to follow the
instructions (9 CFR 201.73-1). Information held confidential (9 CFR 201.96).
I acknowledge receipt of Instructions for Weighing Live Poultry and Feed, and agree to
follow the instructions (9 CFR 201.108-1). Information held confidential (9 CFR 201.96).
I am aware that it is an offense against the United States to willfully make any false entry of weight
or other information on a scale ticket or other record used by the entity.
(6) Signature of Weigher:
(7) Signature of Authorized Entity:

(8) Date:

The entity for whom the weigher is weighing must:
Send one copy of the agreement to the Regional Office of the Agricultural Marketing Service, Fair
Trade Practices Program, Packers and Stockyards Division, USDA
Retain one copy for the weigher named on this agreement.
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Form PSD 4000

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Instructions to Complete
Weigher’s Acknowledgement and Agreement
Form PSD 4000
Submit the completed form to the appropriate regional office of the Packers and Stockyards
Division as listed below.
The states covered by each regional office are listed below its address.
A copy of this form must be retained by the entity.
Regional Offices of the Packers and Stockyards Division
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fair Trade Practices Program
Atlanta Regional Office
Denver Regional Office
Des Moines Regional Office
75 Ted Turner Dr. SW, Suite 230 3950 Lewiston St., Suite 200 210 Walnut Street, Room 317
Atlanta, GA 30303-3308
Des Moines, IA 50309-2110
Aurora, CO 80011-1556
Telephone: (404) 562-5840
Telephone: (303) 375-4240
Telephone: (515) 323-2579
FAX: (404) 562-5848
FAX: (515) 323-2590
FAX: (303) 371-4609
E-mail:
E-mail:
E-mail:
PSDAtlantaGA@usda.gov
PSDDesMoinesIA.@usda.gov
PSDDenverCO@usda.gov
States Covered
States Covered
States Covered
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID,
IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO,
LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC,
KS, MT, NM, NV, OK, OR, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI
NJ, NH, NY, PA, PR, RI, SC,
TX, UT, WA, WY
TN, VA, VT, WV
If you have any questions about the form or completing the form, please contact the regional
office of the Packers and Stockyards Division that covers your state, province, or territory, as
listed above.
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Subject

Instruction

Name
Entity Name
City
State
Select the Statement

Enter the name of the weigher.
Enter the name of the entity the weigher is weighing for.
Enter the city where the weigher will be weighing.
Enter the state where the weigher will be weighing.
Place a check in the box that applies to which Instructions
for Weighing has been acknowledged and agreed to.
The weigher must sign the form.
An authorized party of the entity must sign the form.

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Weigher Signature
Entity Signature

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Date

Form PSD 4000

Enter the date that Weigher’s Acknowledgement and
Agreement was signed.

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