A group of lawmakers has reintroduced the Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States (A-PLUS) Act in the House of Representatives.
Under the bill, livestock auction market owners would have the ability to own or invest in a small or regional packer or meat marketing business. The Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) applauded the bill’s reintroduction.
“Livestock auction market owners deserve the freedom to operate,” said Brody Peak, LMA chairman of the government and industry affairs committee. “If they choose to supplement their marketing business by owning a local meat locker or investing in a regional packer, this should be encouraged, not banned.”
