S 813 A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter
US Congress 115th Congress
A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter.
S.813
About S.813
A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter. This bill amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to prohibit livestock packers from owning, controlling, or feeding livestock to such an extent that the producer no longer materially participates in the management of the operation with respect to the production of the livestock. The bill includes exceptions for:
- (1) livestock held for not more than seven days before slaughter;
- (2) certain cooperatives that own, control, or feed livestock and provide such livestock for slaughter;
- (3) packers that are not required to report price and quantity information on each reporting day; or
- (4) packers that own one livestock processing plant.
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Introduced 04/13/2017
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