UNITED STATES v. TYSON'S POULTRY, INC.

Nos. 483, 484.

216 F.Supp. 53 (1963)

UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner, v. TYSON'S POULTRY, INC., Respondent. UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner, v. PLUS POULTRY, INC., Respondent.

United States District Court W. D. Arkansas, Harrison Division.

April 9, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Conway, U. S. Atty., E. A. Riddle, Asst. U. S. Atty., Fort Smith, Ark., for petitioner.

Russell Elrod, Siloam Springs, Ark., Hall & Sublett, Tulsa, Okl., for Plus Poultry.

Crouch, Blair & Cypert, Springdale, Ark., for Tyson's Poultry, Inc.

A. E. Townsend, Jr., Little Rock, Ark., amicus curiae.


JOHN E. MILLER, Chief Judge.

The petitioner seeks enforcement of subpoenas duces tecum against the respondents as live poultry dealers and handlers under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended, 7 U.S.C. § 181 et seq.

Section 218b of Title 7 U.S.C., defines the term "live poultry dealer" as: "[A]ny person engaged in the business of buying or selling live poultry in commerce for purposes of slaughter...

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