HR 875 Have You Read It?

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-875

I’ll cut to the chase, I read the whole thing and it actually IS pretty scary.

Here is the most important part.

(12) FOOD- The term ‘food’ means a product intended to be used for food or drink for a human or an animal and components thereof.

(13) FOOD ESTABLISHMENT-

(A) IN GENERAL- The term ‘food establishment’ means a slaughterhouse (except those regulated under the Federal Meat Inspection Act or the Poultry Products Inspection Act), factory, warehouse, or facility owned or operated by a person located in any State that processes food or a facility that holds, stores, or transports food or food ingredients.
(B) EXCLUSIONS- For the purposes of registration, the term ‘food establishment’ does not include a food production facility as defined in paragraph (14), restaurant, other retail food establishment, nonprofit food establishment in which food is prepared for or served directly to the consumer, or fishing vessel (other than a fishing vessel engaged in processing, as that term is defined in section 123.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations).

(14) FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY- The term ‘food production facility’ means any farm, ranch, orchard, vineyard, aquaculture facility, or confined animal-feeding operation.

(15) FOOD SAFETY LAW- The term ‘food safety law’ means--

(A) the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic

Para 14 says that you and many other people now have a FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY
Read the definition of food.
So if you FEED animals you have a FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY.
Read on

SEC. 206. FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITIES.

(a) Authorities- In carrying out the duties of the Administrator and the purposes of this Act, the Administrator shall have the authority, with respect to food production facilities, to--

(1) visit and inspect food production facilities in the United States and in foreign countries to determine if they are operating in compliance with the requirements of the food safety law;

(2) review food safety records as required to be kept by the Administrator under section 210 and for other food safety purposes;

(3) set good practice standards to protect the public and animal health and promote food safety;

(4) conduct monitoring and surveillance of animals, plants, products, or the environment, as appropriate; and


It’s important to note that contained in this legislation is a rule that says if you STOP a federal inspector from coming onto your land, you can be fined up to (Dr. Evil) ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

This legislation also makes your home garden potentially illegal if you don’t follow certain federal rules and procedures that are set down in this legislation!

I don’t get it, I think we all need to call Kratovil and by the way, for your Western Shore readers, Rep Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [MD-2] is a co – sponsor of this bill.