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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PROGRAM REGISTRATION OF SHELL EGG HANDLER		RETURN THIS REPORT TO: Email: ses@usda.gov Livestock and Poultry Program, AMS U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., SW; MAIL STOP 0258 Washington D.C. 20250-0258		No shell egg handler (except a producer - packer with a flock of 3,000 hens or less) who grades and packs eggs for the ultimate consumer may start operations until a registration form has been properly completed and submitted (7 CFR 57.690).
Instructions: Complete and return the original copy to the address shown in the upper middle section. Keep one copy for your records (optional). If more space is needed, use the reverse of the form. Please print or type.		FOR USDA USE ONLY
HANDLER NAME:		REGISTRATION NUMBER			DATE OF REGISTRATION
EMAIL:		STATE	COUNTY	HANDLER
PHONE NUMBER:
STREET ADDRESS:		SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF USDA OFFICIAL:
CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE:		REMARKS:
COUNTY IN WHICH BUSINESS IS LOCATED:
PLEASE LIST BELOW IF MAILING ADDRESS DIFFERS FROM STREET ADDRESS:
MAILING ADDRESS:
CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE:
NATURE OF BUSINESS: (Check as appropriate) PRODUCER/PACKER with more than 3,000 birds [F2] [F8] GRADING STATION
OTHER (Specify) ____________________
Do you pack shell eggs in consumer size containers? ____________________ Do you sell eggs directly to consumers on retail egg routes? ____________________
Do you sell eggs in consumer size containers to retailers or brokers who in turn sell them to retail distributors? ____________________
Do you sell eggs directly to institutional type users (i.e., restaurants, schools, hospitals, etc.)? ____________________
CERTIFICATION OF INDUSTRY PERSONNEL PREPARING REPORT
DATE:	TITLE:	TYPED OR PRINTED NAME:	SIGNATURE:
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LP-155 (06/2023) Supersedes LPS-155 ===== PAGE 2 ===== # UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 1400 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, SW; MAIL STOP 0258 WASHINGTON, DC 20250-0258 ## NOTICE TO SHELL EGG HANDLERS Public Law 91-597 enacted by the 91st Congress of the United States referred to as the “Egg Products Inspection Act” places restrictions upon the disposition of certain qualities of shell eggs effective July 1, 1972. Producers having 3,000 or less hens and producers who do not pack eggs for sale to the ultimate consumer exclusive of sales direct to consumers on the producer's premises are exempt. To carry out the provisions of this Act, it is necessary that all persons who pack eggs for consumer outlets, including producer-packers that have more than 3,000 hens, persons who operate grading stations, and persons who have hatcheries are to complete the attached registration form and return it to the address shown in the upper middle section of the form. Keep one copy of this form for your records. You will receive a copy of this form showing your registration number after it has been assigned. The Act and the regulations issued pursuant thereto require specific labeling and handling for restricted eggs and the maintenance of records of production, bills of sale, inventories (by class and quantities of product), receipts, shipments, dates of shipment and receipt, carrier names, and shippers and receivers names.