,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajgdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #e1 #bjbf ,mr4
 ,massie 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 & ,mr4
 ,burlison7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on            
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,f$]al ,meat ,inspection ,act1 to       
provide exemptions = small scale r$ meat
 produc]s & processors4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,r$ ,meat    
,inspection ,exemption ,act4  #b4       
,di/ribution ( meat ( animals slaught]$ 
& process$ on f>ms ,section #bc ( !     
,f$]al ,meat ,inspection ,act 7#ba      
,u4,s4,c4 #fbc7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by     
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7b71 7c71 & 7d7 z  
p>agraphs 7c71 7d71 & 7e71 respectively2
 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7a7 !  
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7b7  7#a7 ,"u su* 
t]ms & conditions z ! ,secret>y %all    
prescribe ?r\gh rules & regulations     
issu$ "u section #bd t may be necess>y  
to ensure food safety & protect public  
heal?1 su* z special h&l+ proc$ures1 !  

,secret>y %all1 subject to subp>agraph  
7#b71 exempt f inspection requirem5ts "u
 ?is ,act meat or meat food products    
int5d$ = direct di/ribution by ! produc]
 or an ag5t designat$ by ! produc] to ! 
consum]1 includ+1 b n limit$ to1        
di/ribution on ! f>m1 at f>m /&s1 at    
f>m]s m>kets1 & at any o!r v5ue :]e     
direct produc] to consum] transactions  
are conduct$1 t are slaught]$ & process$
 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7a7 by !       
produc] ( ! live/ock f :i* su* meat &   
meat food products are d]iv$1 if-- 7,a7 
! label+ ( su* meat or meat food        
products1 9 lieu ( o!r /atem5ts requir$ 
to appe> on su* label+ "u ?is ,act1 be>s
 ! /atem5t ,exempt--#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #fbc z
 well z ! "n & address ( ! produc]2 &   
7,b7 ^u su* di/ribution1 su* meat & meat
 food products are n o!rwise adult]at$  
)9 ! mean+ ( p>agraph 7m7 ( section #a &
 are n o!rwise misbr&$ )9 ! mean+ (     
p>agraph 7n7 ( su* section4  7#b7 ,!    
exemption "u subp>agraph 7#a7 %all apply
 ) respect to meat & meat food products 

produc$ by a live/ock produc] if--  7,a7
 dur+ ! cal5d> ye> prec$+ ! cal5d> ye> =
 :i* su* exemption is s\ght1 su* produc]
 slaught]s n m ?an-- 7i7 #be cattle2    
7ii7 #fj sw9e2  7iii7 #bej %eep2 or     
7iv7 #bej goats2  7,b7 su* produc] does 
n move any meat or meat food products   
produc$ f live/ock rais$ on ! produc]'s 
own f>m or f>ms 9 comm]ce4  7#c7 ,!     
exemption specifi$ 9 subp>agraph 7#a7   
%all n apply ) respect to meat & meat   
food products produc$ by a live/ock     
produc] if ! live/ock produc]1 9 !      
cal5d> ye> prec$+ ! cal5d> ye> = :i* !  
exemption is s\ght slaught]s or         
processes ! products ( m ?an-- 7,a7 #bjj
 cattle2  7,b7 #ejj sw9e2  7,c7 #b1jjj  
%eep2 or  7,d7 #b1jjj goats4  4  #c4    
,non-preemption ( c]ta9 /ate laws ,no?+ 
9 ! am5dm5ts made by section #b %all be 
con/ru$ to preempt any ,/ate law provid+
 = exemptions f ,/ate requirem5ts relat$
 to ! slaught] ( animals or ! prep>ation
 ( c>casses1 p>ts !re(1 meat & meat food
 products at a f>m1 or ! sale ( meat or 

meat food products t is m p]missive ?an 
! exemptions specifi$ 9 ! am5dm5ts made 
by section #b4