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S.4007: Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act of 2010
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about agriculture and food
- Introduced Dec. 3, 2010
- Latest Major Action Dec. 3, 2010
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act of 2010 - States that it is U.S. policy that all nonambulatory livestock in interstate and foreign commerce be immediately and humanely euthanized when such livestock become nonambulatory. Amends the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to promulgate regulations providing for the humane treatment, handling, and disposition of nonambulatory livestock...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Dec. 3, 2010 |
Introduced in the Senate by Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) |