HR 2519 108th Congress House Animals Administrative procedure Agricultural industries Agriculture and Food Commerce Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Agriculture Euthanasia Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Health Law Livestock Meat inspection Meat packing industry Protection of animals Veterinary medicine

Downed Animal Protection Act

Introduced: June 19, 2003 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 24, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.

Jun 19, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Jun 19, 2003

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Downed Animal Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate regulations to provide for the humane treatment, handling, and disposition of nonambulatory livestock by a covered entity, including a requirement that nonambulatory livestock be humanely euthanized.

Provides that an entity shall: (1) not move nonambulatory livestock while such livestock is conscious; and (2) humanely euthanize such livestock.

Prohibits an establishment covered by the Federal Meat Inspection Act to pass nonambulatory livestock through inspection.

Defines "covered entity," and "humanely euthanize."

What's happening now June 24, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.

Committees of jurisdiction 2