GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The House of Representatives is looking to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act by adding the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act or the PRIME Act. According to the Institute for Justice, this piece of legislation will permit farmers and ranchers to slaughter their meat at local slaughterhouses. The USDA approved facilities are too far for farmers and ranchers, it was noted. The bill would give states power to regulate slaughterhouses instead of the USDA.
The PRIME Act would permit meat from local slaughterhouses to be retailed in restaurants, grocery stores, hotels and to consumers. The act. . .
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