H.R. 6042 · 109th Congress
To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing or carrying out a National Animal Identification System or similar requirement and to require the Secretary to protect information obtained as part of any voluntary animal identification system.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jo Ann Emerson
- Introduced
- 2006-09-07
- Latest action
- 2006-09-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture .
Summary
Amends the Animal Health Protection Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing or carrying out (and prohibits use of federal funds to implement or carry out) a National Animal Identification System or similar requirement that mandates the participation of livestock owners.
Sets forth requirements governing disclosure of information obtained through a voluntary animal identification system established by the Secretary to identify and trace animals.