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Standard Summary
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This bill directs the Agriculture Secretary to amend regulations allowing livestock auction owners to have ownership interests in small meatpacking businesses with disclosure requirements.
Key Points
- 1Amends USDA regulations to permit auction owner investment in small packers
- 2Sets size limits: under 2,000 cattle/sheep per day or 700,000 annually
- 3Sets hog limits: under 10,000 per day or 3,000,000 annually
- 4Requires disclosure of ownership interests to livestock sellers
- 5Maintains existing conflict of interest protections
- 6Referred to Committee on Agriculture
Impact Areas
Department of AgricultureLivestock industryMeatpacking sectorFarmers and ranchersRural economic development
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