[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1455 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1455

                 To provide protection for veal calves.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 1993

 Mr. Jacobs (for himself and Mr. Shays) introduced the following bill; 
           which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
                 To provide protection for veal calves.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITIONS.

    Effective 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, no 
person shall raise a calf for the production of veal unless the 
following requirements are complied with:
            (1) The calf is free to turn around without difficulty, lie 
        with its legs outstretched, and groom itself, without any 
        impediment such as too small an enclosure or chaining or 
        tethering.
            (2) The calf is fed a daily diet containing sufficient iron 
        and, if the calf is more than 14 days old, sufficient 
        digestible fiber to prevent anemia and to sustain full health.

SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT.

    A person who violates section 1 shall be subject to the same 
remedies, civil and criminal, as are provided in subsections (b) and 
(d) of section 19 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) for 
violations of that Act. The same procedure shall apply with respect to 
remedies under either that Act or this Act. For purposes of enforcement 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture or any representative duly 
designated by the Secretary may inspect any facility where calves are 
kept for the production of veal.

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