LOCAL Foods Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-5106
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
Introduced: 2024-09-19
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5106 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 19, 2024 Mr. Welch (for himself, Mr. Booker , 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Livestock Owned by Communities to Advance Local Foods Act of 2024 or the LOCAL Foods Act of 2024 . 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 .