,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cchb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #cj1 
#bjbc,mr4 ,hawley introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,food1         
,conservation1 and ,energy ,act of #bjjh
 to protect ranchers from out-of-state  
regulation that interferes with         
interstate livestock production1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,protecting   
,interstate ,commerce for ,livestock    
,producers ,act4  #b4 ,purpose ,the     
purpose of this ,act is to preempt      
,states from enforcing ,state laws      
incongruent with1 disproportionate to1  
or otherwise in conflict with livestock 
laws and regulations in other ,states1  
such as the laws and regulations        
described in ,national ,pork ,producers 
,council v4 ,ross1 #eih ,u4,s4 #cef     
7#bjbb74  #c4 ,state interference with  

interstate livestock production         
prohibited ,the ,food1 ,conservation1   
and ,energy ,act of #bjjh is amended by 
inserting after section #aajjh 7,public 
,law #aaj-bdf2 #abb ,stat4 #babj7 the   
following3  #aajji4 ,preemption of      
,state and local interference with      
interstate animal production  7a7       
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,disease ,the term disease has the      
meaning given the term-- 7,a7           
agricultural disease in section #adajb2 
and  7,b7 in section #ajdjc of the      
,animal ,health ,protection ,act 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #hcjb74  7#b7 ,livestock ,the 
term livestock has the meaning given the
 term in-- 7,a7 section #ajdjc of the   
,animal ,health ,protection ,act 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #hcjb72  7,b7 section #bajc of
 the ,food1 ,agriculture1 ,conservation1
 and ,trade ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#fejb72 and  7,c7 section #fjb of the   
,agricultural ,act of #aidi 7#g ,u4,s4,c
 #adga74  7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state  
means 7,a7 a ,state2  7,b7 the ,district

 of ,columbia2  7,c7 the ,commonwealth  
of ,puerto ,rico2  7,d7 ,guam2  7,e7 the
 ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana
 ,islands2  7,f7 the ,virgin ,islands of
 the ,united ,states2 and  7,g7 any     
territory or possession of the ,united  
,states4  7b7 ,state law preemption ,no 
,state or local government1 nor any     
subdivision thereof1 shall enforce any  
,state or local law1 rule1 or ordinance 
that regulates the raising1 production1 
use1 transportation1 importation1 sale1 
or distribution of any livestock or     
goods deriving from livestock if-- 7#a7 
the livestock or livestock-derived      
goods-- 7,a7 are used1 transported1     
distributed1 sold1 or offered for sale  
in or through1 or by using any means1   
channel1 facility1 or instrumentality   
of1 interstate or foreign commerce2 and 
7,b7 are raised or produced in another  
,state2 and  7#b7 that law1 rule1 or    
ordinance-- 7,a7 is incongruent with1   
disproportionate to1 or otherwise in    
conflict with any applicable regulation 

under the laws1 rules1 or ordinances of 
the ,state or local subdivision in which
 the applicable livestock or            
livestock-derived goods are raised or   
produced2 or  7,b7 imposes any          
requirement not present in the laws1    
rules1 or ordinances of the ,state or   
local subdivision in which the          
applicable livestock or                 
livestock-derived goods are raised or   
produced4  7c7 ,limitations ,subsection 
7b7 shall not apply to any ,state or    
local law1 rule1 or ordinance that      
regulates-- 7#a7 the import of animals  
suffering from or likely to suffer from 
a recognized animal disease1 including  
the animal diseases described in section
 #ga4c of title #i1 ,code of ,federal   
,regulations 7or successor regulations72
  7#b7 the raising of livestock if the  
law1 rule1 or ordinance relates only to 
conduct occurring entirely within the   
applicable ,state or locality and does  
not relate to the production1 use1      
transportation1 importation1 sale1 or   

distribution of livestock or            
livestock-derived goods occurring in    
another ,state2 or  7#c7 the production 
of livestock if the law1 rule1 or       
ordinance relates only to conduct       
occurring entirely within the applicable
 ,state or locality and does not relate 
to the raising1 use1 transportation1    
importation1 sale1 or distribution of   
livestock or livestock-derived goods    
occurring in another ,state4  7d7       
,enforcement  7#a7 ,federal ,the        
,attorney ,general of the ,united       
,states may enforce this section by suit
 for injunctive relief4  7#b7 ,state    
,the ,attorney ,general of a ,state may 
enforce this section by suit for        
injunctive relief4  7#c7 ,private right 
of action ,any individual or entity     
harmed by a ,state or local law1 rule1  
or ordinance in violation of this       
section shall have a private right of   
action against a ,state for injunctive  
relief4  7e7 ,complete defense ,with    
respect to any civil action1 criminal   

prosecution1 or other enforcement action
 brought in any ,federal1 ,state1 or    
local judicial or administrative        
tribunal relating to a ,state or local  
law1 rule1 or ordinance preempted by    
this section1 this section shall serve  
as a complete defense to that action4   
7f7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in   
this section shall abrogate ,state      
sovereign immunity or authorize any suit
 against a ,state for monetary damages4 
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