State & Local Legislation
STATE LEGISLATION
Updated February 2008
FL- HB 765
An act relating to the unlawful slaughter of horses; amending s. 500.451, F.S.; prohibiting specified acts relating to horsemeat for human consumption; providing penalties; increasing the classification of offenses relating to horsemeat for human consumption; providing for suspension of licenses of certain businesses for offenses relating to horsemeat; providing mandatory minimum penalties; amending s. 828.125, F.S.; revising provisions prohibiting certain acts relating to horses to apply to all horses regardless of breed; providing mandatory minimum penalties; providing an effective date.
Status: Introduced 1/20/10 Read more
IL HB 4812
Amends the Illinois Horse Meat Act. Exempts certain types of horse meat from regulation under the Act. Creates the Equine Rescue Assistance Fund. Requires certain facilities to collect a $25 fee for each slaughtered horse and to remit those sums to the Department of Agriculture for deposit into the Equine Rescue Assistance Fund. Requires the Department to create and administer an Equine Rescue Assistance Program to make grants to qualified equine rescue organizations for the expansion of equine rescue facilities and for the care and maintenance of rescued horses. Repeals a provision that prohibits the slaughter of horses for human consumption.
Status: Introduced 1/12/2010 - referred to Rules Committee Read more
MO HB 1747
Requires the Missouri Department of Agriculture to register and pay for USDA inspections of all establishments which process or sell horse meat or horse meat products for human consumption.
Status: Introduced 1/20/10 Read more
VT S 230
This bill proposes to require that a representative of the Vermont humane society be present when livestock are bled or slaughtered, and to report and increase penalties for violations of the humane slaughter rules.
Status: Introduced 1/5/2010 Read more
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