Amends the Poultry Products Inspection Act to include within the definition of poultry birds of the order Ratitae (ostriches, emus, rheas) that are raised for commercial distribution as human food.
[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1133 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1133
To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to cover birds of the
order Ratitae that are raised for use as human food.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 25, 1999
Mr. Grams introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to cover birds of the
order Ratitae that are raised for use as human food.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF POULTRY TO INCLUDE RATITES.
(a) Definition of Poultry.--Section 4(e) of the Poultry Products
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453(e)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``The term `poultry' includes birds of the order Ratitae,
such as ostriches, emus, and rheas, that are raised for distribution in
commerce as human food.''.
(b) Implementation of Amendment.--Beginning on the date that is 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, an establishment in the
United States that slaughters or processes birds of the order Ratitae
for distribution in commerce as human food shall be subject to the ante
mortem and post mortem inspection, reinspection, and sanitation
requirements of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et
seq.) rather than the voluntary poultry inspection program of the
Department of Agriculture established under section 203 of the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622).
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Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6060-6061)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
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