7 U.S.C. § 1636a — Unlawful acts

It is unlawful and violates this subchapter for a packer or other person subject to it, when submitting information required under parts B, C, or D as determined by the Secretary, to willfully: (1) fail or refuse to provide accurate information, including estimates, or delay its timely reporting; (2) solicit or request that a packer, the buyer or seller of livestock or livestock products, or any other person fail to provide, as a condition of any transaction, accurate or timely information required under this subchapter; (3) fail or refuse to comply with this subchapter; or (4) report estimates in a way that shows a pattern of major accuracy differences compared with actual information for the same period or with information found through the Secretary’s audits, oversight, or verification.