WV HCR38

West Virginia Legislature expresses support for federal passage of the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act

Current federal law prohibits intrastate sale of meat from farmers to anyone outside family, friends, or employees unless processed at a federally inspected facility

The PRIME Act would amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to allow intrastate distribution of custom-slaughtered meat (beef, pork, lamb) to consumers, restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, and grocery stores

Resolution notes that four major processors currently handle over 90 percent of the nation's meat production, highlighting supply chain concentration concerns revealed during COVID-19

Directs the Clerk of the House to forward certified copies to the President of the U.S. Senate and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives