Resolve, To Review the Laws Governing Slaughterhouses

Sec. 1. Examination of laws and rules governing slaughterhouses. Resolved: That the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources shall examine the laws and rules governing slaughterhouses with particular emphasis on obstacles that prevent slaughterhouses from processing many different species of animals as efficiently and safely as possible. The department shall report its findings to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry no later than January 15, 2012. The Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry may submit legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 125th Legislature on the subject matter of the department's report.