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To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt certain owners of livestock from inspection requirements, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to expand exemptions from inspection requirements for livestock owners. The current exemption covers individuals slaughtering only their own animals for household use. The bill extends this to include partial owners and allows owners to designate agents to assist with slaughter, preparation, or transportation, provided the owner maintains clear identification and custody of the meat products. The exemption applies only when the meat is for the owner's household, nonpaying guests, or employees.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
3 cosponsors
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Peter Welch’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $8,600
- THE OLD MOUNTAIN COMPANY, INC. $3,300
- WEST FRONT STRATEGIES $2,500
- UCAR $2,300
- MINILEC SERVICE $2,000
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Peter Welch → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 31, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- Mar 31, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 31, 2025
Mr. Welch (for himself, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt certain owners of livestock from inspection requirements, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Livestock Owned by Communities to Advance Local Foods Act of 2025” or the “LOCAL Foods Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTIONS FROM INSPECTION.
Section 23(a) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 623(a)) is amended by striking “the slaughtering by any person of animals of his own raising, and the preparation by him and transportation in commerce of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products of such animals exclusively for use by him and members of his household and his nonpaying guests and employees” and inserting “the slaughtering of animals by any person that is an owner of the animals in whole or in part, or the preparation or transportation in commerce of the carcasses or parts thereof or meat and meat food products from those animals by an owner, if such slaughter, preparation, or transportation is exclusively for the use of an owner or the household, nonpaying guests, or employees of an owner, subject to the condition that if an owner designates an agent to assist in such slaughter, preparation, or transportation, the owner shall maintain custody and specific identification of the carcasses or parts thereof or meat and meat food products, as determined by the Secretary”. <all>
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