A bipartisan act would allow normal retail quantities of state-inspected meat to be sold across state lines via online sales.
The Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act of 2021 would amend the retail exemption under the Federal Meat Inspection Act and Poultry Products Inspection Act. Normal retail quantities include 300 pounds of beef, 100 pounds of pork and 27.5 ponds of lamb.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the act would create new opportunities for cattle producers and processors to market beef.
