The Poultry Grower Fairness Act of 2023 expands the federal government's ability to regulate and enforce rules against live poultry dealers, bringing them under the same oversight that currently applies to meat packers under the 1921 Packers and Stockyards Act. The bill gives the Secretary of Agriculture authority to investigate poultry dealers for unfair practices, request court orders to stop violations, and enforce rules related to poultry care and growing arrangements. It also allows poultry growers who win legal cases against dealers to recover attorney fees from those dealers. The legislation primarily affects independent poultry growers who work under contracts with major dealers, as well as the live poultry dealer companies themselves. The bill includes technical changes to update the language of the existing law and repeals three outdated sections of the Packers and Stockyards Act.
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