[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2672 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2672

    To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to allow States to 
   regulate the use of the term ``fresh'' in the labeling of poultry.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 20, 1995

  Mr. Condit (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Towns, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
Pombo, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Farr of California, 
Mr. Allard, Mr. Horn, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Calvert, 
  Mr. Foley, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, and Ms. 
Roybal-Allard) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to allow States to 
   regulate the use of the term ``fresh'' in the labeling of poultry.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF STATE REGULATIONS REGARDING LABELING OF 
              POULTRY AS FRESH.

    Section 23 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (7 U.S.C. 467e) 
is amended in the second sentence by striking ``Act, but'' and 
inserting the following: ``Act. However, a State or Territory or the 
District of Columbia may impose requirements regarding the use of the 
term `fresh' on the labeling of any poultry, poultry part, or edible 
portion of the poultry or part, in addition to any labeling 
requirements imposed under this Act. In addition,''.
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