Livestock Identification and Marketing Opportunities Act

To establish a Livestock Identification Board to create and implement a national livestock identification system.

5/14/2007--Introduced.
Livestock Identification and Marketing Opportunities Act - Establishes the Livestock Identification Board which shall:
(1) establish an electronic livestock identification system (livestock system) that is capable of tracing all U.S. livestock from the time of first movement from its original premise to the time of slaughter in less than 48 hours, and tracking all relevant livestock information (identification number, species, date of birth);
(2) maintain a centralized livestock data system; and
(3) determine the official livestock system identification technology. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a U.S. premise identification system. Authorizes the owner of an animal or group of animals that is not subject to the livestock livestock system to voluntarily subject such animal, or group of animals, to system tracking. Exempts information obtained through the livestock or premise systems from Freedom of Information Act disclosure. States that information obtained through the livestock or premise systems:
(1) may not be released;
(2) shall not be considered public domain information; and
(3) shall be considered privileged and confidential commercial information. Authorizes the Board to release livestock or premise system information for reasons of public health or disease or pest control. Requires the Board to release livestock or premise system information to:
(1) a livestock owner upon request;
(2) the Secretary, a state, or a tribal agency for animal disease surveillance;
(3) the Attorney General for criminal investigation or prosecution;
(4) the Secretary of Homeland Security for national security;
(5) the Secretary of Health and Human Services for public health protection; and
(6) a foreign government if necessary to trace livestock threatened by disease or pest, as determined by the Secretary. Defines "livestock" as cattle, swine, sheep, goats, and poultry.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Steve King [R, IA-5]

Committees

• House Agriculture

Amendments

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Amendments to H.R.2301

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
May 14, 2007

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• May 14, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
• Introduced on May 14, 2007.

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• Agriculture
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• Economic policy
• Electronic government information
• Evidence (Law)
• Executive departments
• Executive reorganization
• Federal preemption
• Finance
• Goats
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Grants-in-aid
• Health policy
• Health surveys
• Identification devices
• Law
• Livestock
• Medical care
• Medicine
• National security
• Performance measurement
• Poultry
• Public health
• Sheep
• State and local government
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• Swine
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June 09, 2008 NoNAIS.org » Bulletin Board 200812

I looked at the agriculture bills and found HR 2301, The Livestock and Marketing Opportunities Act introduced May 14, 2007 by Steve King (R-Iowa) which is to: Establish a Livestock Identification Board to create and implement a national ...

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September 20, 2007 An FOI Exemption for Big Pork?

In addition, both HR 2301 and HR 1018 could adversely impact state open-government laws because the bills purport to pre-empt any state laws that would permit disclosure of the farm names and addresses. Thus, while neither of these ...

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May 13, 2007 Bill Action: Introduced: HR 2301: To establish a Livestock ...

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