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MO SCR23
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/15/2012
Primary Sponsor
Brian Munzlinger
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AI Summary
- Urges Congress to address interstate sale of state-inspected meat and poultry through the 2012 Farm Bill, stand-alone legislation, or USDA guidance to fulfill the intent of the 2008 Farm Bill
- Requests modification of interstate commerce language to allow states to regulate meat sold within their borders regardless of origin and to develop their own processes for interstate sale and distribution
- Current USDA regulations require state programs to be "the same as" rather than "equal to" federal standards and limit processors to those with 25 or fewer employees, creating unnecessary barriers
- Encourages state legislators, veterinarians, and agricultural departments to develop memorandums of understanding recognizing state-inspected meat meeting USDA standards as eligible for interstate sale
- Directs Missouri Department of Agriculture to distribute the resolution to all state agriculture departments and the State Agriculture and Rural Leaders Association
Legislative Description
Urges Congress to further address the issue of allowing the interstate sale of state-inspected meat and poultry
Last Action
Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
2/16/2012
Committee Referrals
Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics2/16/2012
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