[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4073 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4073

 To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to include pigeons that 
           are distributed in commerce for use as human food.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 2000

Mr. Condit (for himself, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Radanovich, Mrs. 
   Clayton, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Graham, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Thompson of 
 California) 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 include pigeons that 
           are distributed in commerce for use as human food.

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

SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF POULTRY TO INCLUDE PIGEONS 
              DISTRIBUTED IN COMMERCE FOR USE AS HUMAN FOOD.

    (a) Definition of Poultry.--Section 4(e) of the Poultry Products 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453(e)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ``The term includes pigeons that are distributed in commerce 
as human food.''.
    (b) Prohibition on Exemption for Small Enterprises.--Section 15(c) 
of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 464(c)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(5) No exemption under subparagraph (1) (C) or (D) or 
subparagraph (2) shall apply with respect to the slaughter or 
processing of pigeons.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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