HB817: Georgia Meat Transparency and Source Verification Act; enact

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to livestock dealers, so as to provide for source verification requirements for large-scale meat producers; to provide for written disclosures; to provide for disclosures and health risk management for older livestock; to provide for avian influenza testing for large-scale poultry producers; to regulate multispecies producers; to provide for enforcement and penalties; to provide for definitions; to provide legislative findings and declarations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.