Expanding Local Meat Processing Act of 2025

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall revise section 201.67 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), to exempt the packers described in subsection (b) from the prohibition described in that section.

A packer referred to in subsection (a) is a packer that—

(1) with respect to cattle or sheep, has a cumulative slaughter capacity of less than—

(A) 2,000 animals per day; or

(B) 700,000 animals per year; and

(2) with respect to hogs, has a cumulative slaughter capacity of less than—

(A) 10,000 animals per day; or

(B) 3,000,000 animals per year.

In the case of a market agency that has an ownership interest in, finances, or participates in the management or operation of a packer to which the market agency sells consigned livestock, the market agency shall disclose on the account of sale the name of the packer and the nature of the relationship between the market agency and the packer.

Nothing in this section limits the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to adopt or enforce rules or regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), relating to the protection of producers, competition, market integrity, or the prevention of conflicts of interest.