3.0.0 2301 2023-01-11T16:03:28Z 2023-01-11T16:03:28Z House H HR 2007-05-14 110 hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-05-14T14:33:10Z 2007-05-14 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2007-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] Steve King R IA 5 N Agriculture and Food Administrative fees Agricultural statistics Animal diseases Animals Armed Forces and National Security Cattle Commerce Confidential communications Congressional reporting requirements Cost accounting Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Data banks Economic impact statements Economics and Public Finance Electronic government information Evidence (Law) Executive reorganization Federal preemption Finance and Financial Sector Goats Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Grants-in-aid Health Health surveys Identification devices Law Livestock Performance measurement Poultry Public health Science, Technology, Communications Sheep State laws Swine Trade secrets Veterinary medicine Agriculture and Food 00 2007-05-14 Introduced in House 2007-06-18T21:15:51Z 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.

]]> Livestock Identification and Marketing Opportunities Act Display Title Livestock Identification and Marketing Opportunities Act Official Title as Introduced To establish a Livestock Identification Board to create and implement a national livestock identification system. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Livestock Identification and Marketing Opportunities Act Introduced in House 2007-05-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2301ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2301ih.xml 2007-05-14 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.