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Feds Admit Harassing Small Montana Meat Plant, But Take No Action

By David McCumber | October 11, 2017

As a boy growing up in Butte, Bart Riley loved spending time at the family business, Riley Meats, on West Park Street. Young Bart and his siblings would help out cleaning the shop after his father was done cutting meat for the day

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News, State Laws and Regulations, State News This article is related to: federal legislation, food freedom, food safety, legislation, meat processing, Montana, slaughterhouses, state legislation, USDA

PRIME Act Reintroduced in Congress; Bill Needed More Than Ever

By Farm-to-Consumer | July 12, 2017

FALLS CHURCH, VA—JULY 12, 2017—On May 25, Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senator Angus King (I-ME) and Rand Paul (R-KY) reintroduced the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News, Press Room This article is related to: custom meat, federal legislation, food freedom, legislation, meat processing, PRIME Act, slaughterhouses

Introduction to the FTCLDF Custom Slaughter Map

By Farm-to-Consumer | May 2, 2017

In 1967 Congress passed the Wholesome Meat Act, Public Law 90-201, amending the Federal Meat Inspection Act. The act expanded the federal government’s authority over meat slaughter and processing to intrastate commerce but did

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This article can be found in: Federal News, Food Rights News, State Laws and Regulations, State News This article is related to: custom meat, food freedom, meat processing, state legislation

Breakthrough on Custom Slaughter in Tennessee

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | March 2, 2017

In a breakthrough for the local food movement in Tennessee, the state Office of the Attorney General has issued an opinion holding that “there is no limit on the number of owners for whom a custom slaughterer may

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, Pete Kennedy, Esq., State News This article is related to: custom meat, food freedom, food safety, legislation, meat processing, slaughterhouses, state legislation, Tennessee

Wisconsin DATCP Shuts Down Mobile Slaughter Business

By Pete Kennedy, Esq. | December 22, 2016

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP, pronounced “dat-cap”) is commissioned by the state legislature to promote the interests of Wisconsin agriculture. With Congress’ repeal of

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This article can be found in: Food Rights News, Pete Kennedy, Esq., State News This article is related to: custom meat, federal regulations, food freedom, food safety, meat processing, PRIME Act, slaughterhouses, state legislation, Wisconsin

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