This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to ban the captive breeding and sale of mink for fur production across the United States, prohibiting the transport, sale, and possession of farmed mink in interstate and foreign commerce. The legislation affects mink farmers and the fur industry, while excluding certain entities like zoos and research facilities from the prohibition. To ease the transition, the bill authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase privately owned mink farms at prices determined by calculating the average number of mink owned over the previous three years and the farm's infrastructure value. The legislation does not specify a timeline or dedicated funding amount, instead making any buyout purchases subject to available Congressional appropriations. The bill was introduced in December 2025 by Representatives Buchanan and DeLauro and referred to the House Agriculture Committee.
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