H.R. 1760 · 110th Congress
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the interstate distribution of State inspected meat and poultry if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the State inspection requirements are at least equal to Federal inspection requirements and to require the Secretary to reimburse State agencies for part of the costs of such inspections.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ron Kind
- Introduced
- 2007-03-29
- Latest action
- 2007-05-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Summary
Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the interstate distribution of state inspected meat and poultry if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that state inspection requirements are at least equal to federal inspection requirements.
Provides partial state reimbursement for inspection costs.