LOCAL Foods Act of 2025

119 S1212 IS: Livestock Owned by Communities to Advance Local Foods Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-03-31 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1212 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 31, 2025 Mr. Welch (for himself, Mr. Lee , and Mr. Sanders ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt certain owners of livestock from inspection requirements, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Livestock Owned by Communities to Advance Local Foods Act of 2025 or the LOCAL Foods Act of 2025 . 2. Exemptions from inspection Section 23(a) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 623(a) ) is amended by striking the slaughtering by any person of animals of his own raising, and the preparation by him and transportation in commerce of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products of such animals exclusively for use by him and members of his household and his nonpaying guests and employees and inserting the slaughtering of animals by any person that is an owner of the animals in whole or in part, or the preparation or transportation in commerce of the carcasses or parts thereof or meat and meat food products from those animals by an owner, if such slaughter, preparation, or transportation is exclusively for the use of an owner or the household, nonpaying guests, or employees of an owner, subject to the condition that if an owner designates an agent to assist in such slaughter, preparation, or transportation, the owner shall maintain custody and specific identification of the carcasses or parts thereof or meat and meat food products, as determined by the Secretary .