Indiana House Committee Hearing on SB 179
8:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 20
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SB 179 is intended to support small-scale
poultry and egg producers which would improve consumer access to pastured poultry in Indiana.
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Capitol Building
Room 156-A (basement)
200 W Washington St
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2053directions - www.bit.ly/1gikxGdSenate Bill 179 (SB 179), a bill that would help small-scale egg and poultry producers, is now under attack by the Indiana Poultry Association (IPA). SB 179 passed out of the Senate by a 45 to 1 vote last month but now the IPA and other opponents are trying to kill the bill in the House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee.Supporters of SB 179 are urged to call and email the committee members to ask that they vote YES on the bill. Use the online petition to email your message to each committee member. Then follow up with phone calls and more emails. TAKE ACTION1. Attend the hearing if you can. 2. Email committee members. 3. Follow up with phone calls.
The bill is intended to do several things:
1. Under current law, Indiana producers can slaughter and process up to 1,000 birds a year and sell them on the farm, at a farm stand, and at farmers markets without a permit. The bill would substantially increase the number of poultry farmers can sell, boosting revenue for farmers and improving consumer access to pastured poultry.
2. Egg producers would now be able to sell at farmers markets without a permit.
3. Egg producers would be allowed to sell ungraded eggs to grocery stores and restaurants as long as the producer has a flock of less than 3,000 hens and the eggs meet U.S. Consumer Grade B standards; this change in the law could result in the savings of thousands of dollars a year for producers.
Ask legislators to keep more of the food dollar in the state, increase economic opportunities for small farmers, and expand consumer access to locally produced food.
Please share this alert with friends and family. petition link www.bit.ly/FTC-IN1 (bit.ly/ftc-in1)
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