Amends Federal law to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to prohibit intrastate movement of livestock and poultry, meat products, and animal carcasses in order to prevent or eradicate exotic communicable animal diseases.
States that the Secretary may take such action only after: (1) determining that measures taken by a State are inadequate; and (2) notifying the Governor and publishing a statement in the Federal Register.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
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