Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act would strengthen federal rules governing how livestock are transported across state lines. The bill creates new enforcement mechanisms by requiring the Transportation and Agriculture secretaries to develop inspection procedures within 180 days to investigate whether carriers are violating animal transport standards. It also establishes a direct prohibition on moving livestock deemed "unfit to travel" in interstate commerce, including animals that are sick, injured, unable to stand, blind, pregnant near the end of gestation, or in poor condition due to weather, with a narrow exception for animals being transported for veterinary care. The bill draws its standards for determining fitness to travel from international animal health guidelines established by the World Organisation for Animal Health. This legislation would primarily affect livestock producers, transporters, and carriers involved in moving farm animals across state lines, with no specific federal funding authorization included in the bill.
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