Sec. 321. Unlawful slaughter practices involving nonambulatory livestock

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Public Law 85–765 (commonly known as the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 ) is amended by inserting after section 2 ( 7 U.S.C. 1902 ) the following: In this section: The term covered entity means— a stockyard; a market agency; a packer (as defined in section 201 of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 ( 7 U.S.C. 191 )); a dealer (as defined in section 301 of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 ( 7 U.S.C. 201 )); a slaughter facility; and an establishment. The term establishment means an establishment that is subject to inspection pursuant to the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ).

The term humanely euthanize means to immediately render an animal unconscious by mechanical, chemical, or other means, with the unconscious state remaining until the death of the animal. The term nonambulatory livestock means any cattle, sheep, swine, goats, or horses, mules, or other equines who cannot stand or walk unassisted. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to provide for the humane treatment, handling, and disposition of all nonambulatory livestock by covered entities, including requirements for covered entities— to immediately humanely euthanize nonambulatory livestock when the livestock becomes nonambulatory livestock, subject to subsection (c); and to have written policies and procedures in place, and proper equipment, relating to the humane handling, euthanization, and disposition of all nonambulatory livestock; to maintain records of all nonambulatory livestock; and to electronically submit those written policies and procedures and records to the Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service.

The Secretary shall promulgate regulations specifying— the methods of euthanasia that shall be acceptable for the humane disposition of nonambulatory livestock required under the regulations promulgated under subsection (b); and processes for ensuring effective enforcement of the use of those methods. The regulations promulgated under subsection

(b)shall not limit the ability of the Secretary to test nonambulatory livestock for a disease. A covered entity shall not— buy or sell a nonambulatory animal; or process, butcher, or sell meat or products of nonambulatory livestock. The Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall maintain all documents submitted by covered entities pursuant to the regulations under subsection (b). . Section 6 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 606 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this subsection, the term nonambulatory livestock means any cattle, sheep, swine, goats, or horses, mules, or other equines who cannot stand or walk unassisted. It shall be unlawful for an inspector at an establishment subject to inspection under this Act to pass through inspection any nonambulatory livestock or carcass (including parts of a carcass) of nonambulatory livestock. An inspector or other employee of an establishment described in paragraph

(2)shall label, mark, stamp, or tag as inspected and condemned any carcass (including parts of a carcass) of nonambulatory livestock. . Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by subsections

(a)and

(b)shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate final regulations to implement the amendments made by subsections

(a)and (b).

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