legislation: 110-s-2770
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| 110-s-2770 | 110 | s | 2770 | Downed Animal Enforcement Act of 2008 | Agriculture and Food | 2008-03-13 | 2008-03-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 9 | Downed Animal Enforcement Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to make it a violation of such Act to: (1) slaughter any nonambulatory livestock, or prepare any carcass or carcass part or meat or meat food product from such animal, for human food use; or (2) fail to comply with the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958. Establishes the following penalties for violations of such prohibitions: (1) gross income-based civil penalty for a first violation; (2) one-year inspection service suspension for a second violation; and (3) permanent withdrawal of inspection service a third violation. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate final regulations that provide for public disclosure of a comprehensive list of establishments at which recalled meat or poultry is known to be available for public consumption or sale. | 2022-02-03T05:09:49Z |