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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1574
To extend the inspection requirements of the Federal Meat Inspection Act
to rabbits produced for human consumption.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 27, 1999
Mr. HILLIARD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To extend the inspection requirements of the Federal Meat
Inspection Act to rabbits produced for human consumption.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Rabbit Inspection Act of 1999’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Whenever in this Act an amend-
ment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a section
or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be
made to a section or other provision of the Federal Meat
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 1 (21 U.S.C. 601) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘rabbits,’’ after ‘‘goats,’’ each
place it appears in subsections (c), (d), and (e); and
(2) in subsection (j)—
(A) by striking ‘‘or goats,’’ in the first sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘goats, or rabbits,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and goats’’ in the second
sentence and inserting ‘‘goats, and rabbits’’.
SEC. 3. PURPOSE.
Section 2 (21 U.S.C. 602) is amended by striking
‘‘livestock producers’’ in the fourth sentence and inserting
‘‘livestock and rabbit producers’’.
SEC. 4. PREENTRANCE EXAMINATION.
Section 3 (21 U.S.C. 603) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘rabbits,’’ after ‘‘goats,’’ each
place it appears in subsections (a) and (b); and
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or rabbits’’
after ‘‘livestock’’ both places it appears.
SEC. 5. POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION.
Section 4 (21 U.S.C. 604) is amended in the first
sentence by inserting ‘‘rabbits,’’ after ‘‘goats,’’.
SEC. 6. CARCASSES BROUGHT TO PROCESSING PLANTS.
Section 5 (21 U.S.C. 605) is amended in the first
sentence by inserting ‘‘rabbits,’’ after ‘‘goats,’’.
SEC. 7. SANITARY INSPECTION.
Section 8 (21 U.S.C. 608) is amended in the first
sentence by inserting ‘‘rabbits,’’ after ‘‘goats,’’.
SEC. 8. EVENING INSPECTIONS.
Section 9 (21 U.S.C. 609) is amended by inserting
‘‘rabbits,’’ after ‘‘goats,’’ both places it appears.
SEC. 9. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Section 10 (21 U.S.C. 610) is amended in the matter
preceding the subsections by inserting ‘‘rabbits,’’ after
‘‘goats,’’.
SEC. 10. INSPECTION FOR EXPORT.
Sections 12 and 15 (21 U.S.C. 612, 615) are amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘rabbits,’’ after ‘‘goats,’’ each place it ap-
pears.
SEC. 11. INSPECTORS.
Sections 13, 16, and 21 (21 U.S.C. 613, 616, 621)
are amended by inserting ‘‘rabbits,’’ after ‘‘goats,’’ each
place it appears.
SEC. 12. CLEARANCE FOR EXPORT.
Sections 14 and 17 (21 U.S.C. 614, 617) are amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘rabbits,’’ after ‘‘goats,’’ each place it ap-
pears.
SEC. 13. CERTIFICATES OF INSPECTION.
Section 18 (21 U.S.C. 618) is amended by inserting
‘‘rabbits,’’ after ‘‘goats,’’ both places it appears.
SEC. 14. LABELING.
Section 19 (21 U.S.C. 619) is amended by striking
‘‘or goats’’ in the second sentence and inserting ‘‘goats,
or rabbits’’.
SEC. 15. IMPORTS.
Section 20 (21 U.S.C. 620) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘rabbits,’’ after ‘‘goats,’’ each
place it appears in subsections (a), (f), (g), and
(h)(1); and
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or rabbits’’
after ‘‘livestock’’ in the second sentence.
SEC. 16. EXEMPTIONS FROM INSPECTIONS.
Section 23(a) (21 U.S.C. 623(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘or goats’’ both places it appears and inserting
‘‘goats, or rabbits’’.
SEC. 17. STORAGE AND HANDLING.
Section 24 (21 U.S.C. 624) is amended in the first
sentence by inserting ‘‘rabbits,’’ after ‘‘goats,’’.
SEC. 18. WHEN NOT INTENDED FOR USE AS HUMAN FOOD.
Section 201 (21 U.S.C. 641) is amended in the first
sentence by inserting ‘‘rabbits,’’ after ‘‘goats,’’.
SEC. 19. RECORDKEEPING.
Section 202(a) (21 U.S.C. 642(a)) is amended in
paragraphs (1) and (3) by inserting ‘‘rabbits,’’ after
‘‘goats,’’.
SEC. 20. REGISTRATION.
Section 203 (21 U.S.C. 643) is amended by inserting
‘‘rabbits,’’ after ‘‘goats,’’.
SEC. 21. REGULATION OF 4–D ANIMALS.
Section 204 (21 U.S.C. 644) is amended by inserting
‘‘rabbits,’’ after ‘‘goats,’’.
SEC. 22. FEDERAL AND STATE COOPERATION.
Section 301 (21 U.S.C. 661) is amended in sub-
sections (a)(1) and (c)(1) by inserting ‘‘rabbits,’’ after
‘‘goats,’’.
SEC. 23. ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTIONS.
Section 402 (21 U.S.C. 672) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘rabbits,’’ after ‘‘goats,’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘rabbit,’’ after ‘‘goat,’’.
SEC. 24. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COS-
METIC ACT.
Section 409(b) (21 U.S.C. 679(b)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘rabbits,’’ after ‘‘goats,’’.
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