3.0.0 540 2023-01-11T19:58:36Z 2023-01-11T19:58:36Z Senate S S 2007-02-08 110 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-02-08T22:50:51Z Domestic Pet Turtle Market Access Act of 2007 110 924 HR 2007-02-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2007-02-08 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2007-02-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA N L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2007-02-08 True Animals Administrative remedies Animal diseases Commerce Consumer education Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Law Pets Preventive medicine Retail trade Salmonella Turtles Veterinary medicine Animals 00 2007-02-08 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-29T18:08:09Z Domestic Pet Turtle Market Access Act of 2007 - Prohibits the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from restricting the sale by a turtle farmer or other commercial retail seller of a turtle that is less than 10.2 centimeters in diameter as a pet if: (1) the turtle is raised, shipped, and sold using methods proven to keep the turtle free of salmonella, using salmonella safety standards comparable to standards for other animals allowed for sale as pets or animal products allowed for sale as food products; (2) the FDA has approved a plan submitted by the turtle farmer or seller relating to compliance with this Act; and (3) the farmer or seller makes certain disclosures to the buyer. Sets forth required disclosures, which include: (1) information regarding the dangers that could result if the turtle is not properly handled and safely maintained, the proper handling of the turtle, and the proven methods of treatment that keep the turtle safe from salmonella; (2) a detailed explanation of how to properly treat the turtle to keep it safe from salmonella; and (3) a statement that buyers of pet turtles should not abandon the turtle or abandon it outside, but should instead return them to a commercial retail pet seller or other organization that would accept turtles no longer wanted as pets.

Requires the turtle farmer or seller to submit a plan to the FDA that includes use of non-antibiotic compounds that suppress or eliminate the presence of salmonella in turtle hatchlings. Directs the FDA to accept or reject such a plan within 30 days.

]]> Domestic Pet Turtle Market Access Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Food and Drug Administration to permit the sale of baby turtles as pets so long as the seller uses proven methods to effectively treat salmonella. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Domestic Pet Turtle Market Access Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Domestic Pet Turtle Market Access Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-02-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s540is/xml/BILLS-110s540is.xml 2007-02-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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.