The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is calling on lawmakers to oppose the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act, better knowns as the PRIME Act.
The bill was reintroduced in the House this March by Reps. Thomas Massie, R- Ky., and Chellie Pingree, D- Me. A companion bill was previously brought to Senate by Sens. Angus King, I- Maine, and Rand Paul, R-Ky.
Under the current system, custom-slaughtered meats are exempt from federal inspection regulations if they are slaughtered for personal, household or employee use. All other custom slaughtered meats must be…
