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HR 4828 105th Congress House Agriculture and Food Animals Birds Commerce Poultry Poultry industry Poultry inspection

To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to cover birds of the order Ratitae that are raised for use as human food.

Introduced: October 13, 1998 Introduced by: Thompson, Bennie G. Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Oct 13, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Oct 13, 1998
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now October 13, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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