,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aa1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,vindman 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,baird7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the  
,federal ,meat ,inspection ,act to      
exempt certain owners of livestock from 
inspection requirements1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,livestock ,owned by
 ,communities to ,advance ,local ,foods 
,act of #bjbe or the ,,local ,foods ,act
 of #bjbe4  #b4 ,exemptions from        
inspection ,section #bc7;a7 of the      
,federal ,meat ,inspection ,act 7#ba    
,u4,s4,c4 #fbc7;a77 is amended by       
striking the slaughtering by any person 
of animals of his own raising1 and the  
preparation by him and transportation in
 commerce of the carcasses1 parts       
thereof1 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 part1 or the     
preparation or transportation in        
commerce of the carcasses or parts      
thereof or meat and meat food products  
from those animals by an owner1 if such 
slaughter1 preparation1 or              
transportation is exclusively for the   
use of an owner or the household1       
nonpaying guests1 or employees of an    
owner1 subject to the condition that if 
an owner designates an agent to assist  
in such slaughter1 preparation1 or      
transportation1 the owner shall maintain
 custody and specific identification of 
the carcasses or parts thereof or meat  
and meat food products1 as determined by
 the ,secretary4