### Question
How is the "producer" defined?


### Answer
The term **producer** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 1635a* as follows -

> any person engaged in the business of selling livestock to a packer for slaughter (including the sale of livestock from a packer to another packer)

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 1635a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 38-DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS > SUBCHAPTER II-LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING > Part A-Purpose; Definitions**

