USDA issues complaint for Packers and Stockyards Act violations
If the allegations are admitted or proven in a hearing, Scott Sanders and Cathryn Sanders may be ordered to cease and desist from continuing to violate the P&S Act, and they may be assessed a civil penalty.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against Scott Alan Sanders, doing business as S.A.S. Dairy, doing business as Sanders Family Cattle Sales (Scott Sanders) and Cathryn R. Sanders, doing business as Fire Lake Jerseys (Cathryn Sanders) of California, on Oct. 26, 2022, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
An investigation by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) revealed that Scott Sanders, between May 2019 and July 2019, failed to pay timely for 116 head of livestock purchased in the amount of $73,546. Payments were up to 6 days late. Scott Sanders also was found failing to pay for 98 head of livestock in the amount of $69,051. Cathryn Sanders, between May 2019 and July 2019, failed to pay timely for 202 head of livestock purchased in the amount of $212,542. Payments were up to 34 days late. Cathryn Sanders, also, failed to pay for 244 head of livestock purchased in the amount of $210,752.