New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has introduced a bill targeting large-scale livestock operations. The proposal would require packers, processors and farmers to register their businesses with USDA, submit a disaster preparedness plan and pay for disaster mitigation. The bill also calls for more humane treatment of downed animals or those being depopulated due to a disease. Booker is a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and has proposed similar bills in the past.
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